Right now, many teams are dealing with massive turnover. Reports on the “Turnover Tsunami” and “The Great Resignation” reveal staggering volatility across industries and countries. Have you driven past the restaurants in your area recently? If so,...
You don’t necessarily need an agenda to have a great meeting. I’m pretty sure you knew that already. I’m guessing you’ve attended many useful and interesting meetings that lacked an agenda. I bet that when someone tells...
Last update: Aug 17, 2022 When we conceived of Lucid Meetings, we set out to create a meeting system that embedded the knowledge and processes we’d been exploring into a technology service that organizations could readily adopt;...
Hello friends! Please enjoy this guest post about establishing meeting schedules in the face of flexible work arrangements from Lisa Michaels, a thriving content marketing consultant from Portland, Oregon. Pexels For years, companies have been making the...
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,...
Hello friends! Please enjoy this guest post about information security in meetings from Lisa Michaels, a thriving content marketing consultant from Portland, Oregon. The way we work has changed on a fundamental level. These days, around 56.8%...
Hello friends! Please enjoy this guest post about giving positive feedback in meetings from Richard Fendler, a goal-oriented project manager and team leader. Meetings are an opportunity to discuss projects, provide updates, share ideas and make tough...
Hello friends! Please enjoy this guest post about body language tips from Sharon Koifman, founder and president of distantjob.com. The new normal is now the norm that really isn’t new anymore and it’s here to stay. All...
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...
What happened? So what does that mean? Now what should we do going forward? In a retrospective meeting, you and your team work to answer these three questions together. When you’re reviewing a short event that just...
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.
