Keeping Track of your 2012 Goals

On December 30, 2011, our last blog post for last year, we talked about Getting Ready for 2012 and the importance of setting goals for the New Year. As important as it is to set goals, it is just as important to keep track of your company or department goals. Even...

Fun and Innovative Meetings

Have you ever attended a boring meeting? Do you remember anything that was discussed in that meeting? Chances are, you don’t remember anything from that meeting and you probably didn’t provide any meaningful contributions. Boring meetings are not helpful...

Learning from the Best: Apple

Company culture also affects how meetings are run. Let’s have a look how a very successful company holds their meetings: Apple. According to Mentorphile, Apple sets a high value on so called DRIs in meetings. “Any effective meeting at Apple will have an...

Getting Ready for 2012

2012 is literally around the corner. In a few days, we will begin a new year with new demands and expectations. As a business leader, now is the perfect time to reflect on what strategies worked for your organization in 2011 and how you can improve or build upon these...

What Happens After the Meeting?

It’s a great feeling to have a productive meeting that leaves everyone inspired. It’s even better to have a meeting where great ideas are shared, plans are made and tasks are assigned. However, the more important question is how long this feeling of being...

Are You Ready for that Meeting?

For some people running a meeting is second nature, but if you’re like the rest of us, you cannot run a meeting on short notice. So as a facilitator, how do you prepare to run an efficient, solution focused and productive meeting? It’s simple, right? Not...