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Impatience is rarely on the short list of leadership competencies, notes blogger-executive Karin Hurt. People don't hire coaches to help them become more impatient. Patience is always cited as a virtue. But impatience gets more done, and you must decide when it's called for. Let's Grow Leaders blog
Revisit targets to make the most of acquisitions
A common pitfall in mergers and acquisitions is failing to update the initial expectations on synergies when the buyer learns more about the target during the integration phase, undervaluing what can be achieved more than 40 per cent of the time, consultants Cristina Ferrer, Andy West and Robert Uhlaner report. The McKinsey Quarterly
Why easing deadlines doesn't help
When everyone protests that a deadline is unrealistic and you extend it, people immediately take a breather, notes motivation expert Heidi Grant Halvorson. People don't use their new time wisely, and end up facing the same time pressures again close to the new deadline. Harvard Business Review blogs
Skip the praise, focus on feedback
Positive feedback is better than praise, veteran executive Eric Jacobson says. Praise, such as "keep up the good work," can be too vague and leave subordinates feeling empty, while positive feedback focuses on the specifics of meritorious job performance. So skip the praise and give positive feedback. Eric Jacobson on Management and Leadership
Cufflinks double as data storage devices
Wear your data storage with USB antique gold oval cufflinks from cufflinks.com, which offer 2 GB of storage on each arm and can be engraved. Little Dumb Man
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Harvey Schachter is a Battersea, Ont.-based writer specializing in management issues. He writes Monday Morning Manager and management book reviews for the print edition of Report on Business and an online work-life column Balance. E-mail Harvey Schachter