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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Do you ever feel like you have to protect your meeting from being sabotaged? It feels like people are intentionally trying to wreck your meetings. 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 why I say that later in …
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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week They’re always there. But, they rarely say anything. What are they thinking? You know the person. He or she attends every meeting they’re invited to. Without fail, they’re there. And, without fail, their voice is left unheard. Silent. What do they know that others don’t? What insight do …
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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Do you need to raise the heat in your meetings? Is it too hot? Or maybe it’s too cold. What’s the temperature in your meetings? And, no. I don’t mean the room temperature. One of the leadership competencies from the Kansas Leadership Center is this. “Raise the heat“ …
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week 2022 is almost over but it’s not too late to prepare for next year’s meetings. But if you wait for January, you’ll risk missing out on some rare opportunities. Here are 5 simple steps you should take to prepare for your 2023 meetings while you still can. 5 …
When the year’s coming to an end it’s time to prepare for next year’s meetings. Because if you wait for January, you’ll be too late and miss out on some rare opportunities. Here are 5 simple steps you should take to prepare for next year’s meetings while you still can. 1. Grab open calendar time …
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One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week How about funny meeting story to start your week and lighten the mood? This one is at the expense of a former coworker of mine, whose identity will forever remain unknown. This is a true story from the good old days – WAY back before we had video …