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Meeting Management Articles
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How
Can We Get Off This Rabbit Trail?
Summary:
Meetings often get off
track when attendees go off on unrelated subjects called rabbit trails.
When someone gets on a rabbit trail, they
can easily be refocused to the meeting topic using simple meeting
management techniques.
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article.
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3
Phases of Value-Added Meetings
Summary:
Successful business
meetings use an agenda that follows 3 phases of a meeting. For a meeting
to be valuable, it needs to have a defined opening, ending, and
step-by-step topics to accomplish its primary purpose.
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article.
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Preventing
Meeting Participants From Coming Late Or Leaving During Meetings
Summary:
Irritation in meetings may be caused
by disruptions of members who come late to meetings or miss part of the
meeting. Four ideas for preventing the problems that tardiness and leaving
during meetings may cause in meetings are presented.
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article.
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Staff
Meeting Alternatives
Summary: Meetings are important for getting group work done.
However, meetings cost the organization time and dollars. Meeting time
that is spent for reporting work progress can be accomplished in other
ways in order to reduce costs. Six alternatives for staff meetings are
examined. Click title above to read full article.
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Resolving
Absenteeism in Team or Project Meetings
Summary: Irritation and
reduced morale can be caused by members who miss meetings. Ideas on ways
to prevent different causes of team or project problem related to member
non-attendance at meetings are presented. Click title above to read full article.
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4 Things a
Meeting Facilitator/Leader Needs to Do
Summary: Meeting facilitation
skills are important in business. Leaders and others who are good at
facilitating or leading meetings conduct very effective meetings. To
build meeting success, leaders and facilitators need to know four things
to do for an effective meeting. Click title above to read full article.
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Bosses
Need Gift Of Better Meeting Leadership
Summary:
Studies show millions of
meetings are held each day in the United States and that thousands of
dollars are spent per meeting hour where the meetings include multiple
executives as attendees. Are all these meetings a business investment or a
waste of time? Sadly many of those same studies indicate the managers
attending the meetings felt up to half their time investment was wasted.
If meetings are important enough to hold, then why don't the bosses of the
organization insist they be better lead?
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Best Time
to Hold Business Meetings is When?
Summary:
Is there a best time
of day to hold a business meeting? Which is better – morning, lunch, or
afternoon meetings? Pro’s and cons of typical meeting times and lengths
are presented. Click title above to read full article.
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The 3T Rule
for Meeting Agendas
Summary:
Business
meetings can be a greater success if agendas and used. The 3 T rule of
Time, Topic, and Talker for meeting agendas increase group effectiveness.
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When to Say
No Thanks to a Meeting Invitation
Summary: With
all the meetings people are invited to attend, everyone must understand
which ones to personally attend, send a substitute to, or decline as not
relevant. This is done by checking the invitees on the invitation and
asking questions of the meeting organizer. Click title above to read full article.
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How to
Prevent Repetition from Dominating Meeting Time
Summary: When
a person just keeps harping on the same subject in a meeting, there are a
few things you can immediately do to get them to quit talking and allow
the group to move on.
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5 W’s and
an H for Meeting Invitations
Summary: To
improve meetings, start with pre-planning to make sure the meeting is the
best possible. Key to this is inviting the right people in the correct
way. The best meeting invitations will provide attendees with the answers
to their questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how related to the
meeting. Click title above to read full article.
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Turn Meetings into Pep
Rallies of Productivity
Summary:
Everyone has to
attend or lead meetings at some time, but not all meetings are created
equal. How many people dread going to any meeting verses a particular
meeting? How many people feel the attended meeting was a waste of time?
Does anyone think the meetings are really producing the desired results?
How can meetings be made more effective and productive? This article will
provide information on how to improve a meeting using an approach
containing 4 keys to success.
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Is This
Meeting Really Necessary? 5 indicators when a meeting
should not be held
Summary:
Is anything to be gained by holding that regular business or team
meeting? Five indicators are presented to determine when a planned
meeting should not be held because it would not be worth the cost.
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Are Meetings Producing a
Loss or a Gain?
Summary:
Almost everyday
people in organizations have to attend meetings. Has anyone at the
organizations looked at those meetings to determine if they are
productive? Does anyone in the organization know if the meetings were
beneficial enough to be worth the investment? This article will provide
information on how to verify the worth a meeting has to the organization.
Click title above to read full article.
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Why use
the 3W Rule for Action Items?
Summary:
Team and project meetings can be more successful it actions are assigned.
The 3 W rule for action items of what, who, and when can aid success.
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Common
Types of Participative Meetings
Summary:
Participative meetings have everyone contributing to the purpose of the
meeting. Definitions, common uses, and tools for different participative
meeting types including decision-making, list generation, problem solving,
project planning, and strategic planning.
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Minding Meeting Manners - Do's and Don'ts
Summary:
Meetings are the most
popular group communication tool in business. Some individuals need tips
to know how to best take advantage of this communication forum. Provided
are thirteen Do's and Don'ts related to achieving more professional
meetings.
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Planning
Corporate Events Using the 5 W’s
Summary:
Organizations plan events
yearly or for special occasions. These events may be successful or they
could flop. Event success can be determined by appropriate planning and
decision making using 5 questions when planning an event.
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Improved
Time Management Includes Setting 3 Priorities
Summary:
Organizations and
individuals wanting to improve their time management practices can do so
by setting priorities that relate to their goals. No more than 3 priority
levels of high, medium, and low are recommended. Click title above to read full article.
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Planning for Successful Productivity During Your Career?
Summary:
Looking for skills to
help increase career opportunities or enhance current position? Then
consider the importance of time, meeting, and project management skills
and how gaining better control in these areas can lead you where you want
to go in the business world. It may be easy to see these skills will help
in current job, but how can you be sure they will apply to future
opportunities?
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5 Simple Time Management
Tips for To Do Lists
Summary:
If looking for ways to accomplish more with your time, keep a list of all
the tasks you need to do. Presented are 5 time management tips for using
to do lists to get things done.
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Everyone
Hates Filing - Yet, Everyone Wants An Organized Office, Right?
Summary:
Quick tips to help with setting-up a home or
business filing system that is easy for anyone to maintain. Tips are
provided on: where and how to store files, setting-up a filing system,
sharing the system with others, and maintaining the system over time.
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6 Easy
Ways to Help the Office Become Paperless
Summary:
Offices and office
workers looking for paperless business options will find 6 ideas, with
various tips within 3 categories, which they can review and easily
implement.
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Be Remembered With Gift of Improvement
Summary:
When looking for that business
gift for employees or customers, is finding the right gift that can be
useful for each person easy? If it is difficult for you as a leader to
find a gift, then consider the easiest solution for a diverse group of
people is often a team or self improvement book with a business
application. Finding the right gift book may increase employee
productivity and customer’s appreciation of your services. Click title above to read full article.
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5 Time Saving
Tips using the Computer for Information Management
Summary:
Computer spreadsheets,
word processing applications, databases, and email tools can be used
effectively to save time. Article gives 5 tips for using the computer to
reduce repetitive tasks and information searches.
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Dancing with Time:
Cha-Cha-Cha!
Summary:
Have you ever found
yourself trying to run faster than time because you have so much to do?
Wouldn't you rather be dancing in tune with time instead of racing with
it? Think of time management as little steps you need to take with each
project and you will find that not only do you get more done, you actually
feel better doing it. This article highlights four key steps to managing
your time in a way that makes you feel good about doing it.
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5 Basic
Time Management Tips for the To Do List
Summary:
Managing time is not that hard. Presenting
5 simple tips and ideas are presented for planning a day in order to
achieve better time management and get important items done.
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Tips for
Saving Time and Space with Files
Summary:
Simple tips to decide what to file and what to keep in order to save time
in the filing task and required space for files.
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Set Goal for
Exercise Time
Summary:
If you want to
exercise but you find you do not have time to do it, then consider one
individual's journey using short exercise spurts working her way up to
larger segments of time. A few tips for managing time and starting an
exercise program that may help you feel in-shape and energetic are offered
by the now exercising individual.
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5 Time
Management Tips for Planning Your Day
Summary:
Managing time is not that hard. Presenting
5 simple tips and ideas are presented for planning a day in order to
achieve better time management and get important items done.
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Are you at your peak?
Summary:
Do you know if you are an
early bird or a night owl, or perhaps something in between? This article
provides a simple test to help you determine which you are in order to
find your peak performance time. It is important to know what time of day
you are typically at your most alert and therefore at your best for doing
important activities.
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A Dozen
Time Management Do’s & Don’ts
Summary:
Increase time management discipline with knowledge of six time management
don’ts along with their six corresponding do's in order to become better
at managing time.
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Whatever
Happened to Weekly Progress Reports?
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11
Responsibilities of Great Team Leaders and Sponsoring Managers
Summary:
Organizations looking to build teams that are effective and provide the
desired results need guidelines. Providing 11 leadership responsibilities
management should consider when implementing teams. Click title above to read full article.
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Evaluate Team Performance
and Determine Training Needs
Summary: Organizations
struggle with ways to measure their teams and whether training may be
required. A periodic team evaluation can measure success and show what
training is needed. Click title above to read full article.
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8
Considerations for 3 Types of Teams
Summary:
There are three common types of business teams
used in high performance organizations: work, project, and
cross-functional. Presented are eight things to consider if deciding
which of these types of team to implement to meet a particular business
need. Click
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Difference
between Self-managed and Self-directed Teams
Summary:
Companies use teams to help improve quality,
work processes, or customer service. Leaders need to understand what sort
of team they want to use, self-managed or self-directed. Characteristics
are offered to consider when selecting which team to implement. Click
title above to read full article.
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5
Characteristics of a Great Team
Summary:
Teams are popular in many business
organizations. The best teams will display 5 characteristics that have to
do with their roles, attitudes, behaviors, and both group and individual
work processes. Knowing the 5 characteristics may help teams and
organization measure success. Click title above to read full article.
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Project
Celebrations and Team Recognition are Important
Summary:
Project leaders and business managers need to understand the importance of
project celebrations and team member recognition in motivation for making
a project successful. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ideas to
Reward Teams and Members
Summary:
Where businesses are using teams, rewards may
be needed to motivate them. Ten simple and easy to implement ideas are
presented for rewards which recognize and motivate team members in their
team-building and work contribution.
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Give Your Teams the Gift of Productivity
Summary: Does finding the right gift
to say thank you to team members have to be hard? Individuals who need
help finding the right gift to say thank you to employee, vendor, or
customer team members will find the easiest solution for a diverse group
of people is often a business book. Finding the right gift book may
increase team and individual productivity.
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6
Requirements of Effective Team Membership
Summary:
Organizations building effective teams must
understand requirements for membership. Provided are 6 member
requirements management and selected individuals should know when choosing
team membership.
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Project
Manager Considerations When Building a Project Team
Summary:
Project Managers and Leadership need to
consider what requirements they should expect in team members, how
membership affects planning, how to convey project team responsibilities,
and develop team members. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ways
Leadership Can Motivate Team Building and Performance
Summary:
Offers 10 low-budget ways to motivate teams to
have better attitudes and be more productive. The most effective methods
encourage increased recognition and open communication on the part of the
team leadership. Click title above to read full article.
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10 Ways
Teams Can Motivate Team Building and Performance
Summary:
Offers 10 ways to motivate team members to
have better attitudes and be more productive. The most effective methods
encourage increased recognition and open communication on the part of the
team members. Click title above to read full article.
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Whatever
Happened to Weekly Progress Reports?
Summary: Review the
pros and cons of reporting individual progress in weekly meetings instead
of writing progress reports, followed by the best things to include in a
progress report. Click title above to read full article.
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The 5
Stages of Team Development
Summary:
Experts in team development agree that teams
will go through five different stages. Evidence of the 5 stages is
presented along with leadership responsibilities during each stage. Click title above to read full article.
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The 5 P’s
of Team Design and Development for Managers
Summary: Teams are a good tool for
business improvement and managers recognize the benefits teams may bring.
When designing teams and determining development, managers will consider
what it takes to make a functional team using the 5 P’s of purpose,
participation, placement, process, and plan. Click title above to read full article.
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Power Totes
for Team Roles and Rotation
Summary:
Team power totes are an idea for developing a
plan for how to transition members who are switching roles within the team
and a simple process for doing so. Click title above to read full article.
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Planning
Self-Managed Team Member Rotation
Summary:
Team members will take more responsibility for
their different roles as they move from a developing team to a
self-managed work team. Options for rotating roles within a team using a
rotation gird or a sequential list are presented. Click title above to read full article.
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The 3
P’s of Reward and Recognition
Summary:
Motivation of business team members may be
tied to the type of rewards and recognition given. Rewards should be
personal, proportional, and pleasurable. Recognition should be precise,
principled, and prompt.
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Leadership Style in a
Coffee Cup
Summary:
There are many models
and studies on leadership style. Three possible styles using gourmet
coffee variations to portray leadership traits and
levels of control are presented. Many leaders will adapt to work
situations by taping into different styles.
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Leading
from a Different Cup
Summary:
Knowing leadership
styles is necessary to adapt to different business situations. Styles
used in different situations are presented using caffeine levels to
compare to energy levels of leaders and their employees. Hot and cold
leaders are shown with the times when each style is best used.
Click title above to read full article.
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10
Points on Poor Podium Use by Presenters
Summary:
Understanding the
benefits and pitfalls of using a podium when presenting can be helpful to
improve a presenter’s capabilities. 10 points for presenters to consider
before their next presentation are enhanced with tips and alternatives.
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Dressing for Success in Business Interviews
Summary:
Is dress still
important to companies and why should an interviewee consider it key as
well? A few suggestions on how the interviewee can look serious and
professional during the interview process are offered so they may be
considered above others who might dress inappropriately. Click title above to read full article.
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Building
Rapport with Co-workers
Summary:
Since
relationships are important in the business world, start with rapport
among co-workers. Rapport is built with open communication, positive
attitude, and exploration. Suggestions for relationships include personal
and professional.
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3 Steps
to Becoming a Better Listener
Summary:
Good
communication is. Listening skills are vital to communication, which is
important both personally and professionally. Three steps to active
listening and detailed how-to are presented.
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Creating Presentations
Summary: The four P’s of
presentation steps can help with creating and delivering presentations.
The four P’s are: Plan, Prepare, Practice, and Perform. Plan and Prepare
are the presentation creation steps.
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Delivering
Presentations
Summary: The four P’s of presentation steps can help with
creating and delivering presentations. The four P’s are: Plan,
Prepare, Practice, and Perform. Practice and Perform are the
presentation delivery steps.
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The 3
V's Of Communication Plus One
Summary:
Making sure the message is received in any communication is vital. To
insure the message is received, use of the three V's of communication
(visual, verbal, vocal) is emphasized along with the Value of the message
to audience.
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Professional PowerPoint Presentations with the Rules of Six and More
Summary:
PowerPoint is used e in business and other presentation venues, so rules
need to be understood for slide design. The Rules of Six for design and
presentation time are standards. Suggested tips for animation, graphics,
and presentation are offered.
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Reduce Popular Business Communication Tool Use?
Summary:
Managers are looking for
ways to reduce both meetings and emails in their companies. Is reduction
the answer? Review data on communication tools of email and meetings to
determine if tips are needed to better utilize the tools properly for
business.
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Encouraging Email Etiquette - Do's and Don'ts
Summary:
Email
communications are popular and people need tips to know how to best
utilize the tool. Provided are thirteen Do's and Don'ts related to
achieving more professional emails.
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