QuickTip: Manufacturing Time – A Two-Fer

Running from meeting to meeting and phone call to phone call is very stressful and it can be very unproductive. This is often an area I work with clients on and what follows are some ideas on how to make your day both less stressful and more productive. (Note, if you aren’t in a position[…]

Meeting Hygiene: Conducting Productive Meetings

I’ll admit it up front: I’m not a fan of regularly scheduled group/team/status meetings. They tend to be unstructured and, as a result, not terribly productive. Don’t get me wrong, I want people to feel a part of the team and playing on the same field in the same game. I just don’t believe weekly[…]

Meeting Hygiene: Conducting Effective Meetings

I’ll admit it up front: I’m not a fan of regularly scheduled group/team/status meetings.  They tend to be relatively unstructured and, as a result, not terribly productive.  Don’t get me wrong, I want group/team members to feel a part of the program and playing on the same field in the same game, etc.  I just don’t[…]