Level Up Your Entrepreneurial Leadership Team Meetings

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How many countless meetings have you been in that seemed to have no clear purpose, no agenda (or the agenda was hijacked), ran too long, and left you feeling like you just wasted precious time? As an entrepreneur, you and your team must be making the best use of your time together each week –…

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10 Top New Strategies to Running In-Person Meetings

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Introduction In-person meetings are something that can help you keep your team on the same page and improve communication and team relationships all in one event. However, you probably hear some grumbling and groaning about your in person meetings. This could be because your people don’t feel engaged, they’re bored with the routine, or they…

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5 Effective Techniques to Write Better Meeting Notes

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It’s a little after 3pm and you’ve come straight from a lunch meeting to your 4th meeting of the day. You’re trying to pay attention and take notes, but focus is a little hard to come by as the day nears a close. How can you remain focused and take notes effectively? 5 Easy Techniques…

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Here’s How You Can Achieve More by Focusing on Less

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One of the hardest things you do in business is to knowingly, willingly and sometimes begrudgingly put down opportunities. However, when you do, something that feels magical happens. You get clarity on the goals you need to focus on as a company, as teams and workgroups. Clarity matters because it makes days more straightforward. It…

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What 95% Of Meetings Miss

I spend much of my time in meetings with clients and their customers. Since the pandemic, it seems I have more meetings on my calendar, starting early in the morning running into the afternoon. I know we are supposed to complain about how much time we waste in meetings, frankly that’s not my experience. One,…

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This is How To Make Meetings Work Post-Covid

Covid-19 has resulted in a number of changes in the way that people work. Because of the health risks associated with in-person meetings and working in the office, work has shifted online and where people still interact in-person, they are required to socially distance themselves. Since March, with the onset of the pandemic, millions of…

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The Art of Better Conference Calls With Clients

Have you ever participated in a conference call with a client that you felt was unproductive or frustrating? It’s safe to say if you’re in business, you’ve probably had at least one of these, and you know exactly what it feels like to end that call feeling like you’ve accomplished nothing. Conference calls are a…

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What About the Forecast?

Forecasting is important to our business, we spend a lot of time (often too much) on forecasts. But too often, we get forecasting wrong. Some observations: We strive for forecast accuracy, but we will never be perfectly accurate. Even the dictionary calls it a prediction or an estimate. Yet we waste a lot of time…

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4 Tips for Creating 2-Way Dialogue with All-Hands Meetings

From eye-rolls visible in an open-plan office to sizeable groans behind closed doors, the announcement of an all-hands meeting doesn’t always receive the response you want. In reality, they might be the opposite of what you expect. In your mind, your prepared speech may be award-winning (if such an awards show existed—and you believe it…

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The 4 Leadership Skills You Need During Conflict-Resolution Meetings

You’re bound to witness or experience conflict in your small business. Knowing how to handle and defuse employee conflict can promote a healthy, productive workplace. But sometimes, people prefer to avoid conflict rather than address it. As the head of your business, you can’t run away from conflict. Instead, you need to hone your leadership…

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