Whether a meeting should take a half hour, fifteen minutes, an hour or 90 minutes, you can almost bank on that meeting taking the dreaded one hour. Listen to this Great Points podcast on how to debunk the dreaded one hour meeting.
To continue with our posts and podcasts on meeting excellence, I want to challenge you to “stand up” every now and then. Literally. Yes, we are on our butts all … Continue reading Stand Up! The Standing Meeting Can Be Just What You (and Your Team) Need
Here’s your challenge for the week — For every meeting you attend, in person or virtual, ditch the PDA. Yes. Take it off the table. Put it on silent (you … Continue reading Monday Motivator: A “Challenging” Meeting Tip
The next time you are asked to run a meeting, here are five things that when you do them in advance of the meeting, will help assure that your meeting … Continue reading Five Things You Can Do in Advance to Make Your Meeting a Success
Here’s your success challenge for the week: Assure that each topic in the meetings you lead or attend have answered these three questions before moving on to the next topic: … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Meeting Success
More and more meetings are being held virtually, either via telephone conference call or by video call. When I was thinking about the tips we could share for assuring that … Continue reading Five Tips for Virtual Meeting Success
Here’s your challenge for the week. Do something to “zest up” one (or more) of the meetings you’ll attend this week. One of the best ways to do this, regardless of … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Zest Up Your Next Meeting
One of the best ways to build your network is to connect two people who need each others’ services. Or to connect one person to another whose services you recommend. … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Be a Connector
Wonder when in your business conversation to ask for a business card? Listen to this brief podcast for the answer… and hints about how to manage the biz card once … Continue reading Great Points Podcast: When to Ask for a Business Card, and More…
I get asked this networking question all the time. “How in the world do I start a conversation with someone I don’t know?!” Whether is it how to start the … Continue reading How to Start a Networking Convo…
This is another question I get from hesitant networkers. “When is it most appropriate to exchange business cards?” The answer is simple: At the end of the conversation. There are … Continue reading When Should You Exchange Business Cards?
