The average worker spends just about the same amount of time preparing for meetings as they do actually participating in them. A recent survey from collaboration software Clarizen highlights just how much time status meetings require, and how they are getting in the way of productivity. [contextly_sidebar id="NM8UuhAQih3Gw1Osr2ElCFw1NhQROvd6"...
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="njluQZFMrsfTasJzZHDpJbeNygnIWOZF"]Every team I've ever worked with makes the same mistake when inviting a remote team member to an in-person meeting: they treat the telecommuter as they would an in-person participant. Is your workgroup guilty of this cardinal sin? If so, ask yourself these key questions...
Any meeting you have should be for one purpose and one purpose only: making and committing to a decision. Let me restate that: only hold meetings to make decisions and commit to those decisions as a group. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="XBgwKA29TzRGfkpdazCZOYR8ErbVTqqL"]Anything beneath that standard creates unnecessary work, squanders...
How many of you actually like scheduling, planning for, and attending meetings? I know I don’t. But, I have found a system that eases that pain. It is called Do.com. What It Is: Do.com is an online platform that allows you to keep your meetings, participants and...
Traditionally, meetings were meant has a means to productively brainstorm, discuss upcoming project and make decisions. However, many meetings tend to have the opposite effect on employees involved as, too often than not, meetings tend to be boring, inefficient, and don't lead companies any closer to their goals. The infographic...
We Rebels are the primary defenders of our own time. And there's no bigger, more frustrating, energy-squandering time suck than an unnecessary meeting or call -- especially when you're already slammed with competing deadlines. So how can you (elegantly) avoid a meeting or call after you've determined it's unnecessary? Here...
