Clarity Is King

Meeting Effectiveness – Clarity I recently participated in a half-day meeting with the senior executive team of a multi-billion dollar international company.  During the meeting, one of the executives presented a proposal for a project that had the potential to … Continued

The Datafication of Meetings Explained

Missing out on Meeting Data? Big Data has taken the world by storm.  You don’t have to look far to find evidence of its impact on our lives.  Chances are you have shopped on Amazon at some point in the past.  If so … Continued

Prune Those Meetings

Meeting Effectiveness – Time I read a book recently by Dr. Henry Cloud called NecessaryEndings.  In the book Dr. Cloud makes the point that there are things in our business and personal lives that we need to get rid of … Continued

Meetings = Communications

Meeting Effectiveness – Communication In a recent survey project managers were asked what single skill contributes most to the success of a project manager. The overwhelming response was fairly obvious but we believe there is an insight within these results … Continued

You Do What?

Meeting Effectiveness – Meeting Planning In a recent survey of project managers, we asked them how much planning they typically perform for a project meeting. The results are very interesting and I think they point to a conclusion somewhat contrary … Continued

C’Mon Man! You Need A System!

Meeting Effectiveness – Creative Waste of Time Tuesday Morning – 9:00 am. You invite eight of us to a meeting, and like lemmings we all accept. This hour-long meeting’s going to cost the company at least $1000, but you haven’t … Continued

Improve Meeting Performance with Technology

Technology – Making This Easier Most of us understand the advantages that information technology provides in our lives and we can’t deny that computers and mobile devices have become ingrained in our cultures.  Anything from booking an airline ticket on … Continued