Latest "productivity" Posts

#278 The Cost of Meetings

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt When you begin to look at the cost of meetings by multiplying the number of people in attendance by their wages for the time in the meeting, you may reevaluate the duration and frequency of your meetings. …

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Podcasts, productivity.

#277 Give Time Back

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt End your meeting early and give time back to your attendees. They’ll love you for it.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Podcasts, productivity.

#276 Take Things Offline

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt Frustrated because a small group of people are prolonging your meeting? Have them take things offline.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Podcasts, productivity, Uncategorized.

#275 Shorter Meetings

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt Shorter meetings generally equate to higher productivity.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Podcasts, productivity.

#274 Meeting Agenda

90SecondNavigator-AlbumArt One way to make your meetings more productive is to create and follow a meeting agenda.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in Podcasts, productivity, Uncategorized.

Productive Meetings

I’ve made the argument in the past that time is more valuable than money because you can create more money, but you cannot create more time. We have all been in meetings that last longer than they need to, in many cases much longer. If we put some thought into the meeting beforehand and create some parameters, we could not only run more productive meetings, but save considerable time in the process.

Every meeting should have purpose. What is the goal for the outcome of the meeting? It’s hard to know when you reach your destination if you don’t know what it is.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in preparation, productivity.

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