Tip: Be sure not to miss the downloadable business meeting invitation email templates at the end of the story “Hey, do you have a minute?” That’s the best invitation for the most common type of meeting. You know, the kind...
When you hold a collaborative meeting, one key to getting results is deciding on who does what. If you define the meeting roles of the people invited, everyone knows what to expect. If you don’t define those...
We all know time can be wasted in meetings, but do we really need to bash them as toxic, soul-sucking, productivity killers? It’s not the meetings themselves that are at fault here – it’s the facilitators. Yes, the people who are...
There are lots of articles out there on how to put together an agenda, many of which focus on proper agenda etiquette, including formatting, logistics, and the judicious use of inspirational quotes. If you’re running formal board meetings or...
I bought this book because I’ve been following Wayne Turmel’s work on collaboration and virtual meetings for several years. I was looking for a single reference that provided specific, actionable guidance for leading better VIRTUAL MEETINGS. This...
Do you tend to manage projects loosely, or do you develop detailed project plans with pages of fancy Gantt charts? Either way, there’s one strategy you should always consider: a plan to communicate. Communication is simply defined as...
Project managers with training and experience know that there’s more to running a project than simply writing down some dates and hounding people for status updates. Scrum masters and Agile coaches who have worked with more than...
We develop software designed to improve collaborative meetings, and the people we reach out to are those who often hold collaborative meetings. When we talk about collaborative meetings, it sometimes sounds like we’re just flipping our verbs...
Did you know the average manager spends 30% of their time in meetings? And, research shows that 46% of meetings result in no action. But what if you could save time and get more done? What if you and your...
Salary.com conducts a semi-regular survey to discover how employees waste time at work. While social media definitely has an impact, the reported champion time-waster was too many meetings. Again. Responding to surveys didn’t even make the list. If...
While traipsing through the halls of a local high tech startup, I chanced across this laminated set of rules in the cafeteria. Why the cafeteria? Because that’s a high traffic area and it’s important that everyone get the...
