Posts Tagged ‘Meetings’
4 Questions Bosses Should Ask Their Employees During One-on-One Meetings
As a boss, you have the responsibility to be a leader. Part of being a leader is checking in with individual members of the team. That is because when individual parts of a whole are strong, the group will be stronger and more cohesive as a result. It is a good idea for you to…
Read MoreA Good Resolution: Schedule Regular Management Meetings
It’s not too late to schedule your monthly management meetings for this year. Use some regular meeting schedule such as the third or fourth Thursday of every month. Review your business plan milestone dates, deadlines, tasks, plan vs. actual results, and upcoming milestone dates and deadlines. All the managers committed to the plan will know way…
Read MoreMaximizing Staff Engagement and Productivity at Meetings
At one point or another, we’ve all had the pleasure of attending a painfully unproductive meeting. Most businesses have far too many meetings and we’re just not very effective at them. We may be ‘at work’ but we’re usually not achieving very much at these gatherings of weary-eyed mortals. The truth is, many meetings unnecessary…
Read MoreHow to Avoid “Death by Meeting”
Imagine yourself with a calendar requiring you to be in six meetings in a day. Day after day. How long would it take to induce you to rethink your use of time—and that of the others sitting (or standing) beside you? More important, how long would it take to realize that there is something wrong…
Read More4 Simple Productivity Hacks for Your Business
Maximizing your company’s potential is something similar businesses all over the globe try to tackle on a daily basis. One of the ways you can maximize your potential and drive more revenue is to identify how your company can improve productivity within the work environment. Limited resources, time restrictions and financial barriers—these are just a…
Read More6 Secrets to Maximizing Your Day
When you’re running your own business, you don’t always have organized procedures in place to complete each project efficiently. You have to develop these systems over time as your company becomes more successful and profitable. Time management and productivity can be a real challenge, as you have to execute even the most mundane tasks yourself.…
Read MoreHow to Regain Your Productivity with “Meeting Wednesdays”
For about two years now I’ve only been doing meetings on Wednesdays. I recently told a friend about this strategy, and a few weeks later he sent me a text that read: “I owe you a big thank you. Meetings one day a week are a total game changer.” He later told me, “Meeting Wednesdays will probably…
Read MoreMake Sure Your Meetings Are Effective
Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better. ~Peter Drucker As we look forward to a new year, consider letting 2016 be the year you change your approach to meetings. By far, meetings are the biggest time waster in most organizations. They cause more angst for staff than anything else for…
Read MoreHow Leaders Create Buy-In, Accountability, and a High Performing Work Environment
Change is never easy, but it is necessary. As a leader, you are accountable for making change happen. If leaders want their people to buy-in and be accountable for their actions, they need to display effective leadership behaviors. In my experience as a leadership change consultant, and as I have discussed in How to Get Your Team to…
Read More6 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Next Client Meeting
Meeting a new client can be very intimidating. It’s easy to get caught up with everything you want to accomplish or even go off track. It’s kind of like a job interview—you want to show your clients that you are confident while at the same time convincing your clients that their money is in the…
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