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Human Resources Meetings December 5, 2022December 6, 2022 by Alex Gozdek

Shorter meetings make people happier and more productive

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 motivation and job satisfaction. I already raised this issue 2 years ago in another post, …

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Body Language Conversation Meetings November 14, 2022December 6, 2022 by Alex Gozdek

Zoom fatigue: why do video calls drain your energy?

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 at an ever-before unprecedented scale. In the past, it was mainly used for just a …

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Conversation Meetings January 4, 2021January 2, 2021 by Alex Gozdek

5 communication mistakes that cost you your good reputation at work

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, we frequently miscommunicate. We fail to see the point, avoid difficult discussions and assume that …

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Meetings September 9, 2019April 3, 2020 by Alex Gozdek

Are 1-hour meetings always necessary?

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 or 50 minutes?  Probably not. I believe that the length of 1 hour or 30 …

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Conversation Leadership Meetings August 12, 2019April 3, 2020 by Alex Gozdek

How to have a productive one-on-one with your boss?

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 from your point of view. They can help you get your career to the next …

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Conversation Leadership Meetings August 5, 2019April 3, 2020 by Alex Gozdek

How to organize the worst one-on-one meeting?

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 are the subject of frequent complaints. They became the victim of corporate jokes. People treat …

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Conversation Human Resources Interview Meetings July 22, 2019April 3, 2020 by Alex Gozdek

How to spot a lie at a job interview?

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 guess. It means that an average adult is not very skilled in lie detection. A …

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About Me

I help people improve their interpersonal communication skills by influencing the way people interact with each other in order to achieve their goals, lead teams, negotiate and build culture in their organizations.

Recent Posts

  • Shorter meetings make people happier and more productive December 5, 2022
  • Deep work: how to learn one of the most valuable skills in the market November 28, 2022
  • Typical dysfunctions of remote teams: how to deal with them November 21, 2022
  • Zoom fatigue: why do video calls drain your energy? November 14, 2022
  • Remote Scrum Master: how to make it work? October 10, 2022

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