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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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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 In hard dollars, the price of meetings that aren’t productive is enormous. Set an agenda and stick to it. A 2022 Otter.ai

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How You Can Combat Collaboration Overload to Improve Company Performance—and Your Own

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While you and your fellow employees might share common goals, more collaboration doesn’t always mean the team will be successful. But teamwork isn’t going away anytime soon. So it’s critical to get a handle on managing collaboration. Collaboration can also drain employees of energy.

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Master the Art of Hosting Engaging Virtual Meetings

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In his study on the neuroscience of goals and motivation, Elliot T. Clearly outline the goal of the meeting and the agenda you’ll be covering Incentivize participation Always gather feedback, be willing to make changes Set clear and defined goals for each meeting Don’t rush into a virtual meeting without preparation.

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Want To Delegate Better? Try a Total Responsibility Transfer

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A total responsibility transfer requires you to set boundaries If your partner takes over feeding the kids or your associate takes on a client you’d previously managed for you, discussing the job requirements is a must. Avoid falling prey to rigid beliefs or agendas. She has a fix for that. But what if that’s a great thing?

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The ultimate guide to diary management

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I have written a lot about diary management over the years, which is not surprising when you think assistants spend at the very least a third of their day organising their manager’s calendars. Unfortunately that is not where diary management ends, assistants also have to manage the time their managers spend outside of meetings.

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If you want people to feel fulfilled at work, you’d better cough up

Workplace Insight

The full report explores six key themes: leadership, the role of line managers, diversity and inclusion, values and purpose, fulfilment and remote working. People seem less concerned with what their managers and peers think of them than earning a decent salary, or doing something that offers them a personal sense of worth.

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Zooming In On Engagement: How Turning Off Your Camera Can Hurt Your Career

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A valid argument to support this view has ensued: workers might be more engaged when their cameras are turned on, as they can see the facial reactions from their peers and managers. Alex Dunham, Managing Director of Ark and Associate Principal at HLW: As a general rule, having cameras on during virtual meetings does improve engagement.

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