Mukesh Gupta August 24, 2020 Premise: Can you hear me? You are on mute. I can’t hear you. Let me put on my headphones. Sorry, I did not understand, can you pls repeat that. Your voice is breaking off. There is a lot of echo.. Can everyone go on mute please? Suddenly, these have become … Continue reading Participating and Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings
By Brad McKenna and Lena Waizenegger and Wenjie Cai—The Conversation August 23, 2020 Before the lockdown, people who voluntarily worked remotely were often marginalized compared with their colleagues working in the office. Studies show that remote workers could often feel professionally and socially isolated. The physical distance between remote workers and their on-site colleagues meant … Continue reading This is why we need to keep having virtual meetings after we go back to the office
Mukesh Gupta July 28, 2020 Premise: The current pandemic has definitely changed the way we organize ourselves and our meetings. This large scale experiment has also shown that work from anywhere is going to be a distinct reality in most of our lives (unless it can’t be). This definitely means that we need to rethink … Continue reading Virtual Vs In-Person Meetings
Rick Goodman — June 3, 2020 There are 7 strategies for creating successful virtual meetings that I have used to increase engagement and retention of the information while making the meetings fun! Since the COVID-19 pandemic organizations around the world have had to adapt to the new normal especially when it comes to virtual meetings … Continue reading 7 Strategies for Creating Successful Virtual Meetings
Ed Muzio — March 17, 2020 Dear Microsoft Office Development Team, Recently, my Office 365 calendaring system started paying closer attention to me. On a morning that started like any other, I was surprised to find an automated email informing me of the percentage of my time I’d spent “available to focus” versus how much … Continue reading Meetings Aren’t Wasted Time: An Open Letter to the Developers of Microsoft Office
Carly McCrory — October 22, 2019 We all know everyone hates meetings. Whether they’re quick “what’s everyone doing” confirmations or those long soul-suckers that could have easily been handled over email, Karen — you hate them. We hate them, too. We hate them so much that we adhere to policies like Get Shit Done Wednesdays … Continue reading Why You Should Be Running Daily Stand-up Meetings
Jack Shannon — April 24, 2019 — April 24, 2019 Integration through meetings I meet a lot of people from a lot of different companies looking to fix their company issues by purchasing and implementing a new ERP system. We typically work with people on an Infor product, but this challenge applies to any ERP … Continue reading Good ERP via Good Meetings
Larry Kim — April 8, 2019 Follow @larrykim — April 8, 2019 Surely meetings weren’t designed to be useless time sucks that everyone dreads until the minute they’re over. You’ve likely been part of the drill at some point. Entire teams and departments shuffle into the boardroom; a few key people speak and make decisions, … Continue reading How LinkedIn’s CEO Eliminates Useless Meetings
Abby Miller — March 10, 2019 — March 10, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay Business meeting are crucial if you want your organization to thrive. The problem? Most meetings are time suckers — escipically when nothing gets accomplished. So if you don’t want to spend the resources on unproductive business meetings, here’s 9 ways that you … Continue reading Want to Make The Most Out of Business Meetings? Here Are 9 Tips That Work
Albert Costill — March 6, 2019 — March 6, 2019 Most of us dread meetings. And for a good reason. They can be a huge waste of time for both the host and attendees. If you want to make sure that your next meeting isn’t a waste of time you first need to make sure … Continue reading 10 Ways to Keep Your Audience Engaged During Meetings
