How to Have Shorter, More Focused Meetings

Meetings

Friday, November 10th, 2023

How to Have Shorter, More Focused Meetings

Despite being an essential part of work life, meetings can also be time-consuming. In fact, Atlassian found that employees spend 31 hours a month in unproductive meetings. That’s a lot of time that isn’t being utilized for productive purposes. No wonder meetings are often described as the number one productivity killer. However, if you are […]

10 Ways to Make Your Meetings More Effective

Meetings

Thursday, April 25th, 2019

10 Ways to Make Your Meetings More Effective

Like it or not, you will have to attend meetings throughout your professional career. There’s actually a reason why. Meetings can help you work toward a specific solution, resolve conflicts, and keep your time on the same page. At the same time, they’re huge time wasters and loathed by most people. However, if you use […]

7 Reasons Why You Should Have Your Next Meeting In-Person

Meetings

Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

7 Reasons Why You Should Have Your Next Meeting In-Person

At Calendar we have a fully remote team. They have been outstanding. We don’t need to invest in a large office. Team members set their own schedules. Thanks to email, Slack, Skype, GoToMeeting, and FaceTime everyone can quickly and easily communicate with each other. There’s even telepresence robots to make you feel like you’re actually […]

5 Reasons You Need an Agenda for Your Meeting

Meetings

Wednesday, November 29th, 2017

5 Reasons You Need an Agenda for Your Meeting

Believe it or not, there are many managers who struggle with becoming a manager. One reason I find is because they have a hard time handling all of the duties a manager must constantly juggle. They get overwhelmed and shut down. Another is a lack of training. If you are a new manager or leader […]

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