Meetings are killing your productivity, we all know it. So what are we going to do about it? If we were together in a room for a lecture or workshop and I asked how many of you in attendance look forward to meetings I doubt that there would be single hand raised. After all, meetings […]
It’s Monday morning. As always, you gather team for the weekly sales meeting. They won’t say it to your face, but they loathe these weekly sales meetings. Keep your team motivated. Unbeknownst to you, your sales team doesn’t want to attend this mandatory meeting. They each of their own reasons for this thinking. Some of […]
With so many personalities within your organization, it’s not every day that you can reach unanimous decisions. However, if there is one thing that everyone can agree upon it’s how much they despise meetings. People dread meetings for several valid reasons. For starters, most people view meetings as unproductive and inefficient. That’s because there isn’t […]
Starting a business, unfortunately, involves more than having a great idea and a ton of passion. You also need to make sure that you have the appropriate amount of funding to make your idea into a reality. This means meeting with potential investors. But, before you walk into that meeting, make sure that you do […]
Like it or not, you will have to attend meetings throughout your professional career. There’s actually a reason why. Meetings can help you work toward a specific solution, resolve conflicts, and keep your time on the same page. At the same time, they’re huge time wasters and loathed by most people. However, if you use […]
Several years ago I remember reading that Lorraine Twohill, the head of marketing at Google, has 20 meetings a day. If I was drinking something I would have spit it out like a clichéd cartoon character. After all, that just sounds impossible. However, I’ve learned since then that this is feasible as long as stop […]
Business meeting are crucial if you want your organization to thrive. The problem? Most meetings are time suckers — especially when nothing gets accomplished. So if you don’t want to spend the resources on unproductive business meetings, here’s 9 ways that you can make the most of your next business meeting. Here are 10 suggestions […]
According to a study conducted by Verizon Business, meetings are the number one time waster in the workplace. That’s because most meetings are unorganized, have no purpose, and go so off-topic that the meetings runs longer than it has to. The easiest way to solve this problem? Create a meeting agenda. This not only reduces […]
Most of us dread meetings. And for a good reason. They can be a huge waste of time for both the host and attendees. If you want to make sure that your next meeting isn’t a waste of time you first need to make sure it’s necessary. If it is essential, keep it short and […]
According to the State of the Remote Job Marketplace report from FlexJobs, 3.9 million U.S. employees — or 2.9 percent of the total U.S. workforce, work from home at least half of the time. However, it’s predicted that within the next decade 38 percent of full-time staff will be working remotely. That means that if […]
