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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

Success

meetings (totaling 18 hours) per week,” numbers which increase as “management level and number of direct reports increases.” Additionally, non-management employees reported that only 11.9 How can business owners and managers turn around the proverbial time-suck? Set an agenda and stick to it. A 2022 Otter.ai Just say no.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – Joan Burge Event of Distinction

Office Dynamics

We had a full day’s agenda ahead of us! We all were seated at large round tables facing the stage; great up-tempo music played to energize us. The stage was well-lit and a beautiful, sparkly curtain picked up all kinds of light. Interwoven – it’s hard to transition from work to home and manage your Pillars.

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Embrace the chaos: the office must find a new purpose, conference concludes

Workplace Insight

The focus of the 2-day event (or 3 for those that like golf) was to devise strategies to design, build and manage vibrant and inspiring workplaces that foster the wellbeing and advancement of the individuals and communities they serve, all while promoting social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Dublin, we have a problem.

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Wouldn't it be nice to hear "Yes, you're approved to attend the conference!"

Office Dynamics

Many assistants struggle with getting past the anxiety of even asking and others hear ''no'' and give up. Customize this document to fit YOUR expected conference experience and be sure to follow up with your executive when you return at 30, 60 and possibly even 90 days after the event to show your continuous growth in the areas you targeted.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

If you have a key meeting coming up with your boss, or your best client, and you know its purpose, when should most of the thinking for that session be completed? As a result, meetings that should last 20 to 30 minutes end up lasting one, two, three hours or more. Send out an agenda far enough in advance for participants to prepare.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

If you have a key meeting coming up with your boss, or your best client, and you know its purpose, when should most of the thinking for that session be completed? As a result, meetings that should last 20 to 30 minutes end up lasting one, two, three hours or more. Send out an agenda far enough in advance for participants to prepare.

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Working with other assistants

Practically Perfect PA

In my recent blog on what I think Assistants can expect in 2013 I briefly discussed the relationship between assistants and how teamwork and support of each other will become more important this year. How often do you think to yourself ‘my colleagues have no idea what I do and what I have to put up with in this role’? Team Meetings.

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