The only thing worse than a long, boring meeting is a long, boring meeting that yields no results. After all those presentations, debates, and brainstorming on action plans, weeks pass…and nobody does what they promised to do. The problem? 1) People often leave meetings with no clue about what's expected of them. Or, 2) they get sucked into the rest of their duties and … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Organized, Effective Meeting Notes
8 Ways to Stop Procrastinating…Now!
William James said it best: 'Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.' We've all been through this. We have a big deadline or a very important project, and we know and feel that if we don't start on it soon, we're going to be in very big trouble. But despite the panic (and our ever logical brain, nagging us to just roll up our sleeves and do … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Stop Procrastinating…Now!
8 Ways to Build an Effective Team
Team building is an important task for any manager. One can always assemble a team, but building up a team to perform at its best is not a given. As the cliché goes, there is no 'I' in team. Every individual contributes to the success – or failure – of the team, and the best way to get to the top is to make sure that the whole team operates as one efficient unit. Easier … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Build an Effective Team