Effective communication in team meetings is essential, since meetings offer the opportunity for employees from different facets of the company to gather together to reinforce strategies, brainstorm ...

Chances are, you’ve noticed that many meetings are a tremendous waste of time. A few years ago, Microsoft did some research into this problem and found that people spend on average 5.6 hours each week ...

So why are meetings often so ineffective? You’d think that nobody involved would want to waste his or her valuable time. Many managers and business owners simply have unrealistic expectations for how ...

As we move bumpily toward a post-pandemic new normal, one thing is clear: Many future meetings and events will involve both in-person and remote participants. A recent international survey of ...

Meetings promote collaboration, decision-making, and strategy development, all essential to business operations. However, they can also be a huge waste of time. Each year, 24 billion hours are wasted ...

Tis the season for twinkling lights, presents under the tree, and – yep, you guessed it – meetings! In the midst of the ...

Your team leaves the conference room after a meeting and in their collective sigh, you hear: “Another meeting that could have been an email.” Some members of the group take the opportunity to catch up ...

Maintaining contact with all members of a sales force, wherever they are located, is essential. Regular communication is key; sales representatives must always be kept abreast of the latest ...

Who’s Responsible? The chair is the person in charge of a meeting. He/she has the authority to regulate a meeting and the responsibility to enforce rules, keep the order, and work toward the ...

Meetings are hard enough to do effectively, but weekly staff meetings are the hardest. Why, I don't know. But in my experience, most managers are so inept at conducting effective meetings you'd think ...