Most organizations host regular meetings involving everyone on their teams. These meetings go by many names: all-hands, all-staff, all teams, town halls, business update meetings, Teatime, TGIF, and more. This form of meeting, where you gather everyone...
I’ve been thinking a lot about how some teams are designed to operate with uncertainty, but most are not. The teams that operate in uncertain conditions never know what they’ll face when they show up to work....
Note: These criteria were originally shared as part of our guide to establishing an effective decision-making process. Have you ever responded to a Request For Proposal (RFP), with its pages and pages of Musts, Shoulds, and Nice...
“How can we reduce the time we’re spending in meetings?” I used to love it when clients asked me this, because wow – what a softball! This is easy math. To reduce time wasted in unproductive meetings,...
Successful businesses do the things that others know they should do …. but generally don’t. ~ Ari Weinzwig’s 7th Natural Law of Business So let’s talk about those things you need to do to run great everyday...
Information flow in organizations is akin to the flow of water in the natural world. When designing your information architecture, it’s import to consider how your information needs will change over time. This story about my dog illustrates why.
Too much time wasted in unproductive meetings. This remains a top contender on the list of workplace complaints, as it has been for at least 700 years. Some folks wrestling with this complaint assume that the solution...
In previous articles, we explored ways to determine the best-fit meeting cadence for your team. An effective meeting cadence means your team is talking often enough to maintain momentum and build solid working relationships, but not so...
Too much time wasted in unproductive meetings. Ineffective meetings plague companies around the globe, making this a top complaint for employees at every level. Conservation Colorado engaged Lucid Meetings to help them improve their meeting performance, which...
Recently we hosted two online parties where we invited folks to join us in creating a big list of Tip-Top Top Tips for Smarter Meetings. The whole event was an experiment. We wondered: Would it work to...
