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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

Success

Set an agenda and stick to it. Have a time limit (preferably no more than an hour) and stick to it, even if you don’t discuss all agenda items. Smith is a disciple of agile project management, a standard among software development firms. Watch the clock. One major time-waster is waiting for people to arrive.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. The process for ordering office supplies and setting up the conference room for meetings was different. Health and Safety: Policies related to workplace safety, emergency procedures, and health guidelines.

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Guest Blogger: David B. Wright, Author

The Office Professionals Place

If it is a project management position, prepare a project status review presentation or the like…you get the idea. And of course you don’t want to completely control the meeting, or otherwise disregard the other person’s agenda.

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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. Need a plan, then partner with a "project manager" or get a great planner. Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up.

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