Whether a meeting should take a half hour, fifteen minutes, an hour or 90 minutes, you can almost bank on that meeting taking the dreaded one hour. Listen to this Great Points podcast on how to debunk the dreaded one hour meeting.
Month: April 2017
Stand Up! The Standing Meeting Can Be Just What You (and Your Team) Need
To continue with our posts and podcasts on meeting excellence, I want to challenge you to “stand up” every now and then. Literally. Yes, we are on our butts all … Continue reading Stand Up! The Standing Meeting Can Be Just What You (and Your Team) Need
Monday Motivator: A “Challenging” Meeting Tip
Here’s your challenge for the week — For every meeting you attend, in person or virtual, ditch the PDA. Yes. Take it off the table. Put it on silent (you … Continue reading Monday Motivator: A “Challenging” Meeting Tip
Five Things You Can Do in Advance to Make Your Meeting a Success
The next time you are asked to run a meeting, here are five things that when you do them in advance of the meeting, will help assure that your meeting … Continue reading Five Things You Can Do in Advance to Make Your Meeting a Success
Monday Motivator: Meeting Success
Here’s your success challenge for the week: Assure that each topic in the meetings you lead or attend have answered these three questions before moving on to the next topic: … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Meeting Success
You Should Use These Three Words at Every Meeting!
Five Tips for Virtual Meeting Success
More and more meetings are being held virtually, either via telephone conference call or by video call. When I was thinking about the tips we could share for assuring that … Continue reading Five Tips for Virtual Meeting Success
Monday Motivator: Zest Up Your Next Meeting
Here’s your challenge for the week. Do something to “zest up” one (or more) of the meetings you’ll attend this week. One of the best ways to do this, regardless of … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Zest Up Your Next Meeting
Awesome Meeting Participation – It’s the Little Things…
We spend a lot of time in meetings, and whether you want to agree or not, impressions are made – not only about you – but about all the meeting … Continue reading Awesome Meeting Participation – It’s the Little Things…
Monday Motivator: Declare a “file cleanse” week.
Here’s your weekly challenge: declare this to be a week in which you “cleanse” every file you open, whether it is paper or digital. Every time you’re in a file … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Declare a “file cleanse” week.