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Skills required to be a good minute taker

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Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Strive to develop these skills so you can be the best minute taker you can.

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How to Master the Art of Delegation in 3 Steps

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It requires communication, trust and a solid team. When selecting your team, take time to understand them not as employees, but as people—people with individual strengths, dreams and desires. When that team member doesn’t succeed, the leader wrongly places blame on the employee. Hire the right employees for your needs.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

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It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. It’s a good skill to have, but the traps listed above need to be avoided. This guest post was written by Robyn Bennett, Director, Team Link Training Ltd, New Zealand. But now a dying art.

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Jim Rohn Says This is the Biggest Challenge You’ll Face as a Leader

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Once you’ve set a goal for yourself as a leader—whether it’s to create your own enterprise, energize your organization or lead your small team—the challenge is finding good people to help you accomplish that goal. Gathering a successful team of people is not only helpful, it’s necessary. Check their responses.

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4 Ways to Be a More Collaborative Leader

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Effectively connecting with your team is more than paying lip service or showing your face on your way in or out of the building. Working in a truly collaborative way means understanding why you need to be a part of your team, rather than being apart from it. Your team is absolutely essential to your continuing success.

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5 Qualities of People Who Use Time Wisely

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Ask the coach whose team is behind in the final seconds of a game. If your skill level is a two, don’t waste substantial time trying to improve because you’ll likely never grow beyond a four. However, if you’re a seven in an area, hone that skill, because when you become a nine, you’ve reached a rare level of expertise.

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12 Easy Ways to Make Extra Money

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Put your creativity and writing skill to use on Upwork. If you’re hoping to land a job in a technical field, you might not want to let your math skills get too rusty. Consider giving lessons to the neighborhood children, offering your math skills to friends and family, or joining an online tutoring service. Math—be a tutor.

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