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Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes Have you ever been on a conference call and couldnt get a word in because there were so many people on the call and they were talking over each other? Does it seem like nothing is accomplished on conference calls? agenda, minutes from last meeting.)

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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room

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Sunday, April 11, 2010 Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room Here we go again another Monday morning meeting. This weeks agenda has the same items as last weeks and again nothing is resolved. Lets grow together! It is a difficult meeting to attend because it is a time waster - unproductive and boring. Use a book as a bee does flowers.

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Is the boardroom booked?

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. Prior to interacting with this person, you should have an agenda or objective and seek to accomplish the goal(s). August 2, 2010 11:27 PM ?????? said. ?????,??????,?????

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 4 Ways to Make Meetings Better

On The Job

Gerbyshak says meetings often bog down when agendas are misplaced, which Song says can be solved by sending agendas electronically so that it can be easily accessed via a laptop or Blackberry or iPhone when needed. Now the agenda is strapped to your hip,” Song says. “No than what is on the agenda?” No more waiting around.”

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses? How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared. Lets grow together!

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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number.

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