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I’ll admit that writing meeting minutes is not my favorite thing. I’m often guilty of thinking that we are going to meet again in just a few days, so we will certainly remember what we talked about. But my commitment to minutes has been renewed. I attended a meeting yesterday where at least 25% of [...]
Read the Full Article →I know the title is corny, but this was, in fact, the topic of conversation the other day. Is it better to have a meeting that you scheduled but are not prepared for or cancel it? I can normally see both sides of a discussion, but this time I stand firm. If you haven’t planned [...]
Read the Full Article →I was in a brainstorming meeting the other day (not work related) and noticed that one person had a habit of commenting on ideas as they were presented. He never came out and said an idea was bad, but he would raise issues with it. I watched the team’s reaction to his comments. The first [...]
Read the Full Article →As project managers, we often feel the pressure of deadlines. We get caught up in our desire to make progress and forget about why it’s important to stop every now and then and check our results. For example, we often have approval steps planned at each milestone, but once the project gets going, we think [...]
Read the Full Article →A new project manager recently asked me to help her write an agenda for a meeting she was scheduled to lead. I pulled together my best tips for her and thought I would share them with you. As a quick reminder, the average U.S. salary for 2011 is just shy of $20 per hour. That [...]
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My previous post discussed the common negative reactions seen during meetings when new ideas are introduced. This post expands on that idea and provides the tips I try to keep in mind when I feel a meeting is taking a turn for the worse. First, I feel compelled to reinforce that these are the rules [...]
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