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Birkinshaw, Julian, and Jordan Cohan. “Make Time for the Work That Matters.” Harvard Business Review, September 2013 (product #R1309K).

Birkinshaw and Cohan’s article reveals just how much time knowledge workers can save by eliminating and delegating unimportant tasks so that they can replace them with value-added ones. The authors outline a process that professionals can follow to identify those unnecessary tasks; drop, delegate, or redesign them; and then allocate freed-up time for more valuable work. The article includes an interactive self-assessment.

Mogilner, Cassie. “You’ll Feel Less Rushed If You Give Time Away.” Harvard Business Review, September 2012 (product #F1209D).

In this Q&A article Mogilner shares her ...

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