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Why Having More Meetings Is Not The Answer

Markovitz Consulting

The solution was obvious—schedule additional meetings between those two teams. Along with spending more money on technology, adding meetings to everyone’s already overburdened schedule is an example of conclusion jumping at its finest. Schedule more meetings. Meetings are simply a Band-Aid for a systemic, structural problem.

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How to improve your meetings

Halo Psych

And one of the things they have the most in common is a frustration with meetings. This includes those coming as guests to present at a board meeting, as well as some board members, themselves. People not contributing during the meeting. Poor chairing, meaning the same people dominate each meeting and take up the most airtime.

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Five Steps to Designing a High-Impact Executive Team Meeting Agenda

Consulting Matters

At some point all consultants will be on the hook to lead a senior team meeting. Meetings get such a bad rap now and are perceived as a waste of time either because they lack purpose, focus or exceptional facilitator who is able to draw together and synthesize disparate perspectives. Why is this meeting taking place?

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From meeting-heavy to essential meetings only

Asamby Consulting

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). If you work at a small business or growing company, you'll eventually face the problem of too many meetings. A scenario like this leaves people feeling their time is being wasted in meetings, which makes them disengaged.

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The Definitive Podcast Directory List [2023]

Buzzsprout

If yours meets the guidelines , you're already listed in their catalog. Even though it only accounts for 2.4% of podcast downloads, getting listed in Google Podcasts helps reach your Android listeners. Podcasters can use Google Podcasts Manager to get listener analytics. Submit to Google Podcasts 4.

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What Clients Look for When Hiring a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

Detail-oriented: Your emails, documents, presentations, meeting materials, and deliverables are flawless and professional with consistent fonts, colors, and alignment, and are definitely free of typos. “Glass half-full” people are more successful than “glass half-empty” people.

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Conflict Can Break – or Make – Your Business

Makarios Consulting

Conflict that Breaks Your Business Internationally renowned conflict mediator Daniel Dana has one of the simplest yet most comprehensive definitions of unhealthy conflict. This is a great definition because it reminds us of three things: First, only one person needs to be upset for there to be a conflict situation.

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