One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Despite what you might think, EVERY meeting has an agenda. But, here’s the problem. Only the best meeting leaders create their agenda at the right time. There are 4 options when it comes to creating a meeting agenda. And, you have the power to pick your timing. You …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week When was the last time you asked your customers for their feedback? And, by customers I mean the people you invite to your meetings. If you want to make your meetings better, do this as a start. Ask the people in your meetings these 3 questions. 1. How …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week You need to know when to attend a meeting with no agenda because your time is valuable. You get invited to more meetings than you can possibly attend so you have to decline some of the requests you receive. And the meetings with no agenda are the first …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Regardless of the career you’re in, you’re going to schedule a lot of meetings. So, you need to know how to schedule your next meeting the right way – without overcomplicating it. Unfortunately, most leaders don’t put in enough effort. They only send a room location or a …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week You may not think having someone laughing your during your meeting is a good thing, especially in a business setting. It’s happened to me and it’s probably happened to you too. But, have you ever had someone leave your meeting because they couldn’t stop laughing? I have. And, …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Did you know there’s an easy way to grant yourself the power to politely interrupt someone in a meeting? And, be praised for doing it. Here’s the secret. Volunteer to take notes during a meeting. You’re not going to have to fight for that job. Few want this …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week When it comes to meetings, businesses should be like high schools. You and your teams need something every student appreciated back then. No, I’m not talking about snow days or spring break! With back-to-back-to-back meetings common in most work environments, you and your teams need passing periods. But, …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Do you ever feel like you have to protect your meetings from being sabotaged? It feels like people are intentionally trying to wreck them. And, they’re so good at it, it seems like they’re following a “Sabotage Field Manual”. The truth is they actually might be. I’ll explain …

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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Your pulse quickens. The hair on the back of your neck begins to stand up and you are getting HOT. It’s one of those meetings. How do you respond? Do you embrace the conflict as it builds? Or do you shrink, step back, and let others engage? Based …

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