Meetings
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How to Brainstorm: 7 Ideas to Improve Your Brainstorming Sessions
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Do you recall a situation where you were asked to come up with multiple creative ideas after receiving a prompt or question? Maybe you were asked to solve a problem or find a creative way to market a new product….
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Shorter Meetings Make People Happier and More Productive
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Why do I need to attend all these boring meetings? Can I skip this meeting today? These are typical questions that I hear all the time. “Death by meeting” is a common complaint which sooner or later leads to lowered…
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Zoom Fatigue: Why do Video Calls Drain Your Energy?
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For decades, people have predicted that video conference technology will disrupt the practice of commuting daily to and from work, and will change the way people socialize. And here it is – 2020 forced us to use video conferencing tools…
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5 Communication Mistakes That Cost You Your Good Reputation at Work
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Here’s an example of a paradox. There are many skills every professional develops, but there is a single skill we all practice since the day we are born. It’s communication. But even though we practice it each and every day,…
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Are 1-Hour Meetings Always Necessary?
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When scheduling a meeting, most people spend very little time thinking about its length. Statistically, it looks like plenty of meetings are scheduled for 1 hour precisely. But why? Do we really always need 1 hour, not for instance 45…
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Unlocking Success: How to Make Your One-on-One Meetings with Your Boss Truly Effective
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One-on-one meetings are useless. They take the quality time that could be spent on real work away from employees. That’s what you often hear about one-on-ones. But these meetings are actually crucial not only from a manager’s perspective but also…
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Ever Wonder What Makes a One-on-One Meeting Unproductive? Here’s How to Do It
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A one-on-one meeting, 1:1, 1 on 1, a one-to-one, a check-in, whatever you call it, it is one of the most important meetings, looking both from a manager’s perspective as well as an employee’s perspective. Unfortunately, those kinds of meetings…
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How to Spot a Lie at a Job Interview?
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We’re generally not good at spotting lies Let’s agree, people fail to spot lies. Studies [1] have shown that an average adult can distinguish fabrications from the truth only 54% of the time. That’s almost as good as a blind…