What can we learn about meetings from the richest man in the world?
I would like to share a Wallstreet Journal article that highlights the management principles Jeff Bezos uses and made him and his company so successful. Some of these valuable principles are related to meetings, which may be useful for you as well. Many meetings are...W.W.D.W.B.W. – How to run an effective meeting.
W.W.D.W.B.W. – a new abbreviation I just learned. I had not heard of it before, but it covers exactly what we have been propagating for years. Recently there was a great article in the New York Times on how to run an effective meeting....One more secret to better meetings – less people
Many of us remain frustrated by the time we waste in meetings. In an article a few years back we published some interesting statistics on the time and money wasted in meetings. Unfortunately for most organizations this has not improved. Often the problem is limited...Creativity is important – also in meetings
Today there is an interesting article by Scott Gerber on readwrite.com, that is worth sharing. Twelve entrepreneurs share their ideas on how to encourage creativity during meetings. According to the article you will promote creativity when you get rid of a rigid...No more work from home?
At the same time that I, Edwin, wrote yesterday’s post, our marketing guy and and social media guru, Avi Kaye, had his own thoughts on the new Marissa Mayer rule at Yahoo – he doesn’t see working from home as impacting productivity so much as getting...Yahoo and the power of face-to-face meetings
I am sure you read about the decision by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer that employees can no longer work from home. You have to be in the office or can leave the company. There has been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of working remotely or in the office, so I...Debbie Leven on meetings and agendas, in 140 characters
This Tweet by Debbie Leven from PRCoach Blog caught our eye, just because it sums up so many meeting issues in less than 140 characters, which is no mean feat. When you go to a meeting there HAS to be an agenda. Agendas are the focal point of the meeting. If the...Meeting advice by Seth Godin
I love Seth Godin’s blog for the common sense approach to life and business matters. Today’s post is about meetings and worth reading http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/08/how-to-run-a-problem-solving-meeting.html.Don’t Let Meeting Killers Derail your Meeting
Today there was a great article in the Wall Street Journal by Sue Shellenbarger – Meet the Meeting Killers. In the article she identifies 5 personalities who can kill your meeting: The Jokester The Dominator The Naysayer The Rambler The Quiet Plotter The article also...Productive meetings with less effort
- - Prepare meeting agenda
- - Write meeting minutes
- - manage meeting tasks
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