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Quick tips for Tuesday
It takes time and effort to become a time-management expert. Continue reading
Basic tips that lead to better meetings
You can ensure better results for your next meeting if you do these three things: Continue reading
Posted in Meetings, Time Management
Tagged meetings, process improvement, productivity, Time management
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Choose the best days to meet
Planning a meeting? Don’t just pick any day to decide when to meet. Choose the most productive day to bring your work group together. Follow these guidelines: In-depth meetings: Tuesdays and Wednesdays are good days to cover complex topics. People … Continue reading
Make steady improvement all year long in 2013
In the next few days many people will make grand plans for what they will do better in the new year. By Feb. 1, many of those good intentions will have failed.
If you’re serious about being more effective at work, we encourage you to take small steps to big improvements. Instead of trying to do everything at once, make one change at a time. Continue reading
3 reasons people multitask in your meetings
Even when they do it under the table, you know when meeting participants are tapping away on their mobile phones instead of paying attention. Before you dismiss those people as rude and unprofessional, check whether your meetings may be the problem. Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Leadership
Tagged meetings, multitasking, process improvement, rules, workplace etiquette
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The missing role from your meetings
I was surprised to see a page in my fourth-grader’s school folder describing roles that are common in effective meetings. Titled “Cooperative Group Role Cards,” the page was created by the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Problem-Solving, Time Management
Tagged errands, meetings, process improvement, productivity, Time management
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A killer presentation vs. a deadly dull one
No wonder they’re called “bullet points.” Load too many into your presentation and you’ll destroy any enthusiasm your audience might have for the subject. PowerPoint isn’t the enemy. It’s how people misuse the program that has led meeting attendees to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Training
Tagged communication, meetings, PowerPoint, public speaking, self-improvement
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Table the smartphone problem in meetings
No matter how stealthy people think they are being, other meeting participants know when they are checking messages or texting under the conference room table. So I immediately saw the workplace application when a friend told me about the phone … Continue reading
