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Upping your A(ssisting) game when you work with a Board of Trustees

Executive Leadership Support Blog

Offer to help put together the agenda for meetings, offer to tackle a project for a committee. As a bonus this will also alleviate emails and phone calls to you asking when something is due. You not only help the board, you increase your knowledge and become more valuable as a partner.

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Stuck In Back-to-Back Virtual Meetings? Here’s How to Avoid Zoom Fatigue

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So when you can create a meeting agenda that allows a little competition, it encourages those invited to not only attend, but be excited to attend to see if they can win,” Bihet says. If you are meeting for more than one hour or the meeting is a key monthly/quarterly session, add a theme to the agenda. We inherently want to win.

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6 Things to Do before Unplugging for the Weekend

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Be sure to set the agenda , record objectives and define responsibilities. I have increased traffic on the weekends because my away message drives emailers to my latest posts. Team meetings on Friday can be a great way to recap the week and plan for the next one. Andrew Thomas, andrewpaulthomas.com 3.

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4 Things to Consider Before Working with a Virtual Financial Adviser

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Virtual financial advisers can counsel you via video conference, phone or email. Work up an agenda and send it via email a few days in advance. If you’ve sent an agenda for your next virtual wealth management session, perhaps organize that information by topic to keep the meeting running smoothly. Communicate beforehand.

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Five tips for keeping a meeting on track

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You know those meetings that go on and on forever with no agenda, no purpose and no end? Often, they can be a phone call or an email, and they never require everyone in the […]. Yup, we’ve all been there, and we all know how much of a waste of time these meetings can be.

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Make Your Meetings More Engaging

Office Dynamics

or an agenda is created, the room is reserved, but the topics are not clear. Create a clear agenda. Make copies or provide data via a shared drive, jump drive, email, etc. With a clear agenda and appropriate setup, a meeting can be spent on the main topic, not on distractions or rearranging a room. Define a timeframe.

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

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For example, if you get too many emails, sit in too many meetings or spend too much time waiting for sign-offs, you can be left with little time to complete your tasks. Doing this can delay timelines, reduce efficiency and create more meetings and emails. You might suggest having an agenda for the meeting.