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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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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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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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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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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010 A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass? If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

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And of course you don’t want to completely control the meeting, or otherwise disregard the other person’s agenda. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today!

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Imagine sheets of paper fluttering to the flow behind you as you charge from one meeting to the next conference call. Not only is this overwhelming, it is ineffective.

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