Meeting Management
The Keys to Better Meetings With Your Boss
If you’re lucky, working from home means you’re getting more one-on-one meetings with your boss. And if you’re not having regular check-ins, ask for them! This is your chance to keep each other abreast of your work, flesh out new ideas, talk strategy, and ask important questions. The key is to go in with a […]
How Productive Are Your Video Meetings?
Virtual meetings were new and exciting when we first started—what a breath of fresh air from all those meetings in the office, and look, we can wear sweats! But have our virtual meetings really streamlined those long and unnecessary in-person meetings or are they merely replicating them online? Every meeting should be evaluated for efficiency […]
Don’t Skip Those Skip-Levels!
A skip-level is a meeting between a higher-up manager and an employee who is more than one level down the chain, but most commonly the direct reports of your direct reports. And it can be a great tool to engage, inform, and motivate the entire team at all levels. A well-conducted skip-level meeting can increase […]
3 Etiquette Tips for More Productive Zoom Meetings
We waste a lot of time in meetings. When it used to be that half of all business meetings were considered a waste of time, it’s hard to say we’ve gotten any better in this age of video conferencing. The most common complaints about meetings: they don’t yield definitive results, the attendees are poorly prepared, […]
Top Tips to Video Conferencing for Work
Are you using Zoom for meetings or even your latest job interview? If you’re using Zoom for work, it’s important to get your video conferencing etiquette down while maintaining a professional image. Here’s how.
4 Tips to Transform Your One-On-Ones With Your Boss
If you get regular one-on-one time with your boss, consider yourself lucky! Don’t think of it as a weekly rehash or waste of time—think of it as your chance to flesh out awesome ideas, ask the important questions, and to really shine. The key is to go in with a strategy.
How to Run a Meeting That Values Everyone’s Time
Meeting ManagementWorking Smarter
What do we want? MORE TIME! When do we want it? NOW! We see that most clearly as we move into a new year. Reflection on 2017 shows us where our time went (work, kids, binge-watching Stranger Things) and where it didn’t go, but we wanted it to (exercise, learning Japanese, cleaning out the garage). […]
4 Tips for an Effective Skip-Level Meeting
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A skip-level meeting helps organizational leaders find out what’s happening at ground level.
Bosses: Is Your Behavior Making Your Employees Quit?
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Bosses don’t always realize how their behavior affects their employees.
4 Etiquette Tips for More Productive Meetings
Unnecessary meetings cost U.S. businesses $37 billion each year. And they’re happening in your office right now.
5 Tips to Run an Effective Meeting (That Values Everyone’s Time)
The only thing more painful than sitting through a bad meeting is running one. Make your next meeting a shining success.
Why Seating Matters at Your Next Business Meeting
A meeting’s potential for interaction and retention is limited in advance–by the seating arrangement. Find out how to choose the best one for your next meeting.
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The “better” way to conduct layoffs
Layoffs are hard on everyone. Even as business leaders and HR professionals, layoffs are one of the hardest things we have to do. Regrettably, many of us remember this from the all-too-recent pandemic layoffs. Layoffs are a reality we may soon face again as the threat of recession looms. And while we may not have […]
Resolve conflict like a champ
We’re hard-pressed to say conflict resolution is a fun or glamorous part of a Human Resources or leadership role, but it’s one of the most critical parts. How you mediate conflict impacts employee morale and retention, and also shows your leadership abilities and your willingness to tackle the tough stuff. Your conflict resolution skills can […]
Stop! and hire this candidate
It’s easy to criticize potential hires and spot reasons why we shouldn’t hire them. That one is too arrogant, that one lacks technical skills, and that one knows nothing about the company. Process of elimination, right? But too often we fail to recognize the positive reasons why we should hire someone. Positive flags can be […]
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