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Meetings in many organizations have unhealthy hidden agendas, unhealthy conflict and competition, and a rush to action without appropriate dialog. It’s every person for themselves, with those who speak the loudest all too often getting their way while the rest feel like they weren’t heard. Participants leave these meetings depressed, angry, or worse, and their mood spreads throughout the organization.[…] Continue Reading »
Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or mundane topics, while at the same time, not enough time on the most important or strategic issues?
Most of us have either led or participated in a meeting where this phenomenon has reared its ugly head.[…] Continue Reading »
We’ve all heard the jokes — hold a meeting! You can see people, create charts, drink coffee, have doughnuts, impress your colleagues — all on company time.
Successful meetings are possible. With forethought and planning, your meetings will use attendees’ time wisely and accomplish important business goals.
Structure meetings to ensure effective results. Every meeting must have:
- A written objective.
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues.
This week, we asked: Do you use internal social media tools to spur innovation within your organization?
- No: 62.82%
- Yes: 37.18%
It’s not terribly surprising that so many SmartBrief on Social Media readers aren’t using internal social media tools to fuel their company’s innovation efforts.[…] Continue Reading »
A simple reality of the working world is that meetings dominate our time, and the higher you go in your career, the more pressure there is to spend every waking moment in a meeting somewhere. I think we should cancel most of the meetings we attend, but what about the ones where you need to be present?[…] Continue Reading »
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