Growing up, I had the hardest time focusing on classroom lectures. No matter how good my intentions were, my brain would inevitably wander. But I mostly did okay in school because what I am good at is ...

Meetings. Can’t get enough of ‘em. Like you can’t get enough of acid reflux and toothaches. Sarcasm aside, you know that meetings are part of your workplace reality. They just are. And many studies ...

Adopt written meeting rules to embody your policies, to ensure your virtual board meetings will be productive.

If you use Zoom as your online meeting tool, you have various features at your disposal to use. From getting things done with keyboard shortcuts to sharing your screen, I’ll give you some useful Zoom ...

Adding closed captioning is one good step, but there's much more you can do to make virtual meetings better for everyone involved. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been ...

Early on when your team is small it’s relatively simple to manage team coordination. In fact, with only two or three people scheduled meetings are often unnecessary. However, as you grow it gets ...

There's an epidemic sweeping the country that is costing businesses millions of dollars every year -- the unproductive meeting. The average employee spends 5.5 hours in meetings every week, which adds ...

Leaving an unproductive meeting or, even worse, going into a meeting you know is going to be unproductive is frustrating. If you are leading the meeting, you are in control. You have the ability to ...

Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, we often hear from clients that each board meeting takes several hours. Here are some hints to streamline the meeting process.

If you don’t own a mug that says, “I survived another meeting that should have been an email,” someone else at your company does -- and for good reason. Modern companies hold too many meetings. The ...

Love them or hate them, when it comes to the workplace, meetings are a necessity. It's often where details are sorted out and new ideas are born. But it can also be where politics and power dynamics ...