Adopt written meeting rules to embody your policies, to ensure your virtual board meetings will be productive.
Growing up, I had the hardest time focusing on classroom lectures. No matter how good my intentions were, my brain would inevitably wander. But I mostly did okay in school because what I am good at is ...
Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, we often hear from clients that each board meeting takes several hours. Here are some hints to streamline the meeting process.
Adding closed captioning is one good step, but there's much more you can do to make virtual meetings better for everyone involved. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been ...
President of GMR Transcription Services, Inc., which provides highly accurate transcription and translation solutions. Additionally, it’s impossible to remember every important detail discussed in a ...
Meetings. Can’t get enough of ‘em. Like you can’t get enough of acid reflux and toothaches. Sarcasm aside, you know that meetings are part of your workplace reality. They just are. And many studies ...
There's an epidemic sweeping the country that is costing businesses millions of dollars every year -- the unproductive meeting. The average employee spends 5.5 hours in meetings every week, which adds ...
Early on when your team is small it’s relatively simple to manage team coordination. In fact, with only two or three people scheduled meetings are often unnecessary. However, as you grow it gets ...
One of my colleagues says it best. When he’s in a meeting, his Instant Messenger away message reads: “The only thing that comes out of a meeting is people.” And all too often, that’s true. Although ...
Whether you are the prime contractor or a subcontractor working with a building owner and design team, first impressions are always a valuable tool to set the example of project management and time ...
If you don’t own a mug that says, “I survived another meeting that should have been an email,” someone else at your company does -- and for good reason. Modern companies hold too many meetings. The ...