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This article describes the importance of being able to focus energy during work crunches, where unexpected setbacks or increased workload occur. According to the article, accepting the situation is the first step in order to avoid resistance which can drain energy. Observing and labeling underlying emotions, such as pressure or guilt, can help to reduce anxiety and activate executive functioning skills. Preserving a sense of choice and agency is essential, prompting a focus on priorities, trade-offs, and self-care. Effective communication with colleagues and loved ones, including renegotiating deadlines and setting boundaries, is also important. According to Annie McKee, author of "How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship," practicing self-compassion is pivotal when dealing with stress related to a work crunch. It involves acknowledging and accepting the situation, observing emotions, maintaining a sense of choice, communicating openly, and asking for help when needed, ultimately facilitating a smoother navigation through work crunches.

A reprint of the article "How to Prioritize Your Work When Your Manager Doesn't" by Amy Jen Su, which appeared on HBR.org on January 24, 2017, is presented. The article suggests taking ownership of and filtering priorities and presents an organizing framework covering topics including passion and value of contribution as well as elevating, tolerating, and delegating.

They compared their contributions and passions and looked for places where HBR / Digital Article / Are You Spending Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely? This can lead to frustrating moments like the one Carole experienced at her daughter's soccer practice. AS Amy Jen Su is a co-founder and managing partner of Paravis Partners, a premier executive coaching and leadership development firm. Carole and her daughter collaboratively agreed that Carole should stop leaving work early for soccer practices. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers a guide to prioritizing one's work and feeling satisfaction from a job well done which includes taking ownership of workload, setting priorities to work in, and determining next steps with an organizing framework.

The article offers advice for managers or team leaders on how to reap the benefits of collaboration including remembering the reasons for collaboration, respecting others' time and showing up prepared, listening and making it safe for people to share their views and acknowledging decision making and other potential ownership rights.

Harvard Business Review, 240 pp., $25 This book details how to develop 'your signature voice'--the leadership presence to succeed in positions of increasing responsibility. The authors note that skills that [...]

The article provides tips for keeping a heated conversation constructive which include knowing when not to react to an argument, getting physically oriented to regain perspective and bringing empathy to the conversation.

The article suggests several steps in cultivating mindfulness, including witnessing and tracking the pattern, building the capacity to witness body sensations, voice-tracks and emotions without reacting, and making choices more clearly.

The article outlines open-ended questions coaches ask to employees to gain better understanding of a situation and insight on their weaknesses and personal opinions about professional colleagues and situations.

The article presents tips for managers on giving feedback even if it can cause conflict in the workplace, including being clear and open in giving the feedback, acknowledging the tension felt by the person because of the feedback, and availability for further discussion to ensure a fair resolution.

The article provides suggestions to employees on how they can stand on their position and increase the overall respect and confidence that others have in them.

The article discusses ways to achieve leadership presence by improving listening skills through strategies such as ignoring one's inner critic, viewing listening as a critical part of the job, and being open to having one's mind changed.