Tag: meetings
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Scheduling Downtime into Your Calendar
Although electronic calendars, software, and the internet were supposed to make it easier than ever to schedule meetings, the actual result of these technologies has been that people arrive late, reschedule meetings, or miss them altogether more frequently these days. Here are just a few of the reasons why I think we are more disorganized,…
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Let’s Start Planning for Meetings as if There’s No Internet
For those of you who are old enough to remember what it was like to attend a meeting before the internet, the only opportunity to speak to that person was at the scheduled appointment. I remember when I started working as a lawyer and I was going to meet with a client. What would I…
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Make Plans as If the Internet Didn’t Exist
In recent years, many of us have taken to canceling plans at the last minute via text or by using our smartphones in other ways. It usually happens minutes from the meeting time. I try not to do this, but I am definitely guilty of it.
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A Technological Trick for Avoiding Mindless Meetings
A good meeting can energize people, refocus a team, and strengthen interpersonal connections. A bad meeting can suck the energy out of a room and leave everyone feeling frustrated and exhausted. No wonder that corporate meetings are the bane of office workers and are an endless source of humor for comedians and sitcom…
