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When Management Becomes Too Much: Reclaim Your Time with 5 Expert Strategies

When Management Becomes Too Much: Reclaim Your Time with 5 Expert Strategies

Update: 2025-10-07
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In this episode of Manager Lab, we explore Rebecca Knight's HBR article "When Managing Your Team Becomes Too Much" and outline five practical strategies to reclaim time and refocus on strategic leadership. Learn how to segment your team, align work upfront, turn meetings into problem-solving sessions, empower your people, and have candid conversations about capacity.


Discover actionable tips—like subgrouping direct reports, creating one-page briefs, setting rescue thresholds, and redesigning meeting agendas—that you can apply immediately to reduce overload and scale your leadership effectively.

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When Management Becomes Too Much: Reclaim Your Time with 5 Expert Strategies

When Management Becomes Too Much: Reclaim Your Time with 5 Expert Strategies

Dr. J. Gregory Gillum, CPCC