Having grown up on a farm, I know a little bit about getting in the weeds. And I know when you find yourself there, especially if the weeds are thick and tall, the going gets tough and you might even lose your way. I don’t know about your office, but my experience is that this happens in meetings all the time for a variety of reasons. Meeting attendees can become bogged down … [Read more...]
5 Strategies For Getting the Most Out of Meetings
Many employees probably groan and grumble when they see that you have scheduled yet another meeting. But Cameron Herold, a business development expert and author of Double Double: How to Double Your Revenue and Profit in 3 Years or Less, insists it doesn’t need to be that way. “Meetings aren’t terrible,” Herold says. “We’re just terrible at running meetings.” He says you can … [Read more...]
3 Do’s and 1 Don’t for Canceling Meetings
The less time your team spends in meetings, the more productive and happy everyone will be. Remember these guidelines for when to excuse yourself or someone else from a meeting: Do: Scratch routine meetings. Hold meetings only when you have a reason to do so, not by default. If the only reason you have for a meeting is to share information, ask yourself whether there’s a … [Read more...]