Meeting Effectiveness – Agenda & Planning During the College Football Championship game on January 11th Alabama once again asserted its dominance of college football. Although I was rooting for Clemson to win you still have to be in awe of … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Leadership This week, tens of thousands of business professionals will be presented with a seminal opportunity to perform in the spotlight of one of the most important stages in business. Unfortunately, many of these professionals don’t … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Opening and Closing Mariano Rivera is arguably the best closing pitcher of all time. He was the Yankees closer for seventeen years, was a thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion. Rivera was known for his precise … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Sidetracks in Efficiency Nothing kills the momentum of a collaborative meeting faster than a big fat “but”. You know the drill because you’ve likely been on the receiving end (or possibly the giving end) of the fat … Continued
Wisdom for Meeting Effectiveness One of my favorite quotes is by a man named William Pollard, who was a physicist and Episcopal priest. Mr. Pollard was responsible for championing the organization of the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies back … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Reviewing I read an article recently about how successful people handle time management. The article offered several helpful tips on time management. The tip that stuck in my mind was the concept of 15-minute Fridays. The author … Continued
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
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
Meeting Training – Gain the Advantage In a recent survey of project managers 80% reported that their organizations did not provide formalized training for planning and running effective meetings. This statistic probably doesn’t come as a surprise as most of … Continued
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
