Download or read book No More Pointless Meetings written by Martin Murphy and published by Amacom. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not just better meetings, but a better way to collaborate.
Download or read book No More Meetings written by Mike Bonifer and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boring Meetings Suck written by Jon Petz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide that proves your meetings don't have to suck! There's a big dull elephant in the boardroom: this meeting! Most of the millions of meetings held in the world today are a monumental waste of time and talent. Worse still, most of the so-called solutions and books for boring meetings are twice as boring. Boring Meetings Suck provides tips and tactics to deliver "Get-In, Get-It-Done, or Get-Out" style meetings, while also tackling what most prefer to avoid; that you don't have to BE in charge of a meeting to TAKE charge of a meeting. This entertaining and take-no-prisoners guide is full of easily deployed SRDs?Suckification Reduction Devices?that will help you make your next meeting both efficient and effective. Empowers attendees to politely speak up and get a meeting back on track, or graciously get out, without being fired Shows how hosts can capitalize on technology, learning to crowd-source problems and increase participation Defines surefire methods to get meetings to start and end on time and not have the speaker read the slides STOPS over-invitation syndrome The author has appeared before many major corporate clients, and was named a "Top Business Professional Under 40" by American City Business Journals Your meetings do not have to bore, nor must they suck. Instead, get the winning techniques in Boring Meetings Suck, and make your meetings awesome in their engagement and productivity, or stop having them!
Download or read book The Surprising Science of Meetings written by Steven G. Rogelberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface -- Setting the meeting stage -- So many meetings and so much frustration -- Get rid of meetings? no, solve meetings through science -- Evidence-based strategies for leaders -- The image in the mirror is likely wrong -- Meet for 48 minutes -- Agendas are a hollow crutch -- The bigger, the badder -- Don't get too comfortable in that chair -- Deflate negative energy from the start -- No more talking! -- The folly of the remote call-in meeting -- Putting it all together -- Epilogue: trying to get ahead of the science' using science -- Tool: meeting quality self-assessment -- Tool: sample engagement survey and 360 feedback questions on meetings -- Tool: good meeting facilitation checklist -- Tool: huddle implementation checklist -- Tool: agenda template -- Tool: guide to taking good meeting minutes/notes -- Tool: expectations assessment -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index
Download or read book Successful Meetings written by Shri L. Henkel and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study by MCI found that most professionals believe that over 50 percent of meeting time is wasted. More than 90 percent admit to daydreaming in meetings, 73 percent have brought other work, and 39 percent have fallen asleep. You might think that there would be fewer meetings. However, in the survey 46 percent said they attended more meetings than a year ago. Meetings cost time and money. Many meetings end with no results or outcome. How can you be sure you are using your time and money effectively? The answer: with proper training. Even MBA graduates have never had a course in how to plan, organize, and present an effective meeting. That is the subject of this new book which will teach the proper skills and training to get great results with every meeting, every time! You will learn the checklists for planning your meeting, setting the agenda, strategic planning, how the physical setting can be improved, how to properly open a meeting, handling difficult people and maintaining control, how to assess and evaluate your meetings, and the correct method to end a meeting. Good meetings don't just happen, they are planned and created. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company presidentâe(tm)s garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.
Download or read book Meeting Design written by Kevin M. Hoffman and published by Rosenfeld Media. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meetings don’t have to be painfully inefficient snoozefests—if you design them. Meeting Design will teach you the design principles and innovative approaches you’ll need to transform meetings from boring to creative, from wasteful to productive. Meetings can and should be indispensable to your organization; Kevin Hoffman will show you how to design them for success.
Download or read book How to Have an Amazing Meeting Guaranteed written by Dr. Patrick Sanaghan and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have millions of meetings every day and most are considered ineffective even wasteful. The challenge for leaders and managers is "how do I create a meeting that is engaging, inclusive, and productive? It isn't easy, but this book has over 100 ideas and strategies to use with your ongoing team and group meetings and make them great. As a meeting leader/facilitator you will learn how to: 1) create participant connections;2)Improve group problem-solving skills;3) make sure everyone participates, even the introverts and shy people; 4)create meetings that make a difference. This book is battled tested in the real world of business , government, and the non-profit sector because the author has designed and facilitated over 1,000 meetings . The book's ideas work, most are easy to learn and produce meaningful outcomes. Enjoy the journey!
Download or read book Great at Work written by Morten T. Hansen and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wall Street Journal bestseller—a Financial Times Business Book of the Month and named by The Washington Post as “One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018”—is “a refreshingly data-based, clearheaded guide” (Publishers Weekly) to individual performance, based on a groundbreaking study. Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce. Now, after a unique, five-year study of more than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his “Seven Work Smarter Practices” that can be applied by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance. Each of Hansen’s seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his comprehensive study. You’ll meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turnaround of his failing high school; a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village; and a sushi chef, whose simple preparation has led to his unassuming restaurant being awarded the maximum of three Michelin stars. Hansen also explains how the way Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho and the 1911 race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven practices. Each chapter “is intended to inspire people to be better workers…and improve their own work performance” (Booklist) with questions and key insights to allow you to assess your own performance and figure out your work strengths, as well as your weaknesses. Once you understand your individual style, there are mini-quizzes, questionnaires, and clear tips to assist you focus on a strategy to become a more productive worker. Extensive, accessible, and friendly, Great at Work will help us “reengineer our work lives, reduce burnout, and improve performance and job satisfaction” (Psychology Today).
Download or read book Control the Conversation written by James O. Pyle and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where were you tonight? How did that meeting go? Are you seeing someone else? What qualifies you for this job? These are just a few of the usual questions we might answer in a day. A typical answer to the last question would include a series of "whats": what experience you have, what you studied in school, and what you do well. In Control the Conversation, the authors guide you in crafting a response to a question, not just an answer. A response should be multi-dimensional and include relevant and compelling information that goes beyond a mere answer. The authors help you build and apply this skill set. You will learn how to manage the four areas of disclosure--people, places, things, and events in time. You will also develop competence in techniques that will help you take control and get your message across in any kind of interview. You will discover how to: Master answer enhancers, such as keywords and body language Analyze a question and understand the motivation behind it Use questions artfully as part of your response With these skills as part of your repertoire, you'll also learn apply them in specific applications such as: Job interviews Sales Common exchanges Meetings and media Dating and family situations No matter the question, Control the Conversation will show you how to steer every exchange in your favor.
Download or read book Boss Bitch written by Nicole Lapin and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Nicole Lapin is back with a sassy and actionable guide empowering women to be the boss of their lives and their careers. You don’t need dozens of employees to be a boss, says financial expert and serial entrepreneur Nicole Lapin. Hell, you don’t even need one. You just need to find your inner Boss Bitch — your most confident, savvy, ambitious self — and own it. A Boss Bitch is the she-ro of her own story. She is someone who takes charge of her future and embraces being a “boss” in all aspects of the word: whether as the boss of her own life, family and career, the literal boss at work, or, as the boss of her own company. Whichever she chooses (or all three), a Boss Bitch is someone who gets out there and makes her success happen — and so can you. Lapin draws on raw and often hilariously real stories from her own career — the good, the bad, and the ugly — to show what it means to be a "boss" in twelve easy steps. In her refreshingly accessible and relatable style, she first shows how to embrace the “boss of you" mentality by seizing the power that comes from believing in yourself and expanding your skillset. Then she offers candid no-nonsense advice for how to kill it at as the “boss at work” whether you have a high-up role or not. And finally, for those who want to take the plunge as an entrepreneur, she lays out the nuts and bolts of how to be the “boss of your own business” from raising money and getting it off the ground to hiring a kickass staff and dealing office drama to turning a profit. Being a badass in your career is something that should be worn as a badge of honor, says Lapin. Here, she inspires us to rise to the occasion and celebrate our successes — and then keep killing it like the Boss Bitches we are!
Download or read book Surviving the Daily Grind written by Philip Coggan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of today's pre-eminent financial journalists, and the Bartleby columnist for the Economist, reveals strategies and tips for surviving—and making the most out of—the work week. We spend a lot of our time at work and would be depressed with nothing to do. But when it gets to Monday, many of us are already longing for the weekend and the prospect of escape. How did work become so tedious and stressful? And is there anything we can do to make it better? Based on his popular Economist Bartleby column, Philip Coggan rewrites the rules of work to help us survive the daily grind. Ranging widely, he encourages us to cut through mindless jargon, pointless bureaucracy and endless meetings to find a new, more creative—and less frustrating—ways to get by and get things done at work. Incisive, original, and endlessly droll, this is the guide for beleaguered underlings and harried higher-ups alike. As Rousseau might have said: "Man was born free, but is everywhere stuck in a meeting." If you've ever thought there must be a better way, this is the book for you.
Download or read book Starballs in Space written by Jim Cunningham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-18 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximillian Stobolski aka Max Starballs is a lonely shell of a man. After the death of his wife and unborn child, he joins the never ending mission, led by captain Myopia. The purpose of the mission is to discover something or other. After a series of unexpected events, Max becomes Captain. In the process, he falls madly in love with Alice Mauser aka Mouse. Together with an assortment of characters they try to establish a new society after the unforeseen destruction of Surface Earth.
Download or read book Capturing The Plug s Heart 3 written by Misha and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putting her pride and hesitation to the side, Justice finally agrees to give things between her and Zahir a try. Things start off good, but as always, drama rears its ugly head. With her mom gone, she starts to focus more on herself. After finding out who her father is, she’s livid because he could have saved her from the childhood she had. Will she forgive him or move on with her life without him? Zahir is enjoying his relationship with Justice. Everything is going well; his new restaurant has opened, and he’s ready to start his legal businesses aside from his illegal. As he and Justice are becoming closer, he gets the shock of his life right at his front door. Now he has to figure out how to handle his situation as well as keep Justice from thinking this relationship was a mistake. Justice and Zahir are trying to ease their way into this relationship. Justice lost the love of her life, and Zahir wants to show her that there can be more than one love in your life. What will happen when serious issues arise? Will they be able to overcome it, or will Justice end the relationship because it’s all too much for her?
Download or read book 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings written by Sarah Cooper and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny because it's true. From the creator of the viral sensation "10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings" comes the must-have book you never knew you needed, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. In it, you will learn how to appear smart in less than half the time it takes to actually learn anything. You know those subtle tricks your coworkers are all guilty of? The constant nodding, pretend concentration, useless rhetorical questions? These tricks make them seem like they know what they’re doing when in fact they have no clue. This behavior is so ingrained, so subtle, and so often mistaken for true intelligence that identifying it, calling it out, or compiling it into an exhaustive digest has never been attempted. Until now. Complete with illustrated tips, examples, and scenarios, 100 Tricks gives you actionable ways to use words like “actionable,” in order to sound smart. Every type of meeting is covered, from general meetings where you stopped paying attention almost immediately, to one-on-one meetings you zoned out on, to impromptu meetings you were painfully subjected to at the last minute. It’s all here. Open this book to any page and find an easy-to-digest trick with an even easier-to-digest illustration, guiding you on: how to nail the big meeting by pacing and nodding most effective ways to listen to your coworkers while still completely ignoring them the key to making your presentations “interactive.” If you hadn’t noticed these behaviors before, you will see them now—from your colleagues, your managers, and soon yourself. Each trick is a mirror to the reality of what happens in meetings, told in the form of hilariously bad advice—advice that you might just want to take. But probably not. But maybe.
Download or read book How to Start a Home Based Business written by Bert Holtje and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-10-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the series that has sold more than half a million copies! * Available in October 2009 * Everything you need to set up a home-based business, create a demand for services, and make money Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based business? Of being your own boss? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? With How to Start a Home-Based Business, you have what it takes to do so like a pro, step by step, even in tough economic times. Here are all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow a business, whatever your specialty. The authors share their experience on how to: *Define your specialty *Develop a business plan *Estimate start-up costs *Create a fee structure *Build a client base *Find trusted subcontractors and specialists *Stay profitable *Become a sought-after expert *Bid competitively *Establish a daily schedule *Organize your business *Get paid *And more!
Download or read book Brilliant Meetings written by Duncan Peberdy and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us feel that we spend too much time in unproductive meetings when we could be getting on with some ‘real’ work. Well, meetings are real work and effective meetings are the springboard for great results. Brilliant Meetings gives you the tips, tools and techniques to transform all your meetings into positive experiences. It shows you how to: prepare better get more out of meetings when you’re there follow up effectively to get the results you need attend only the meetings that matter use meetings to boost your profile and your career Brilliant Meetings gives you a commonsense, workable and practical approach to making all meetings brilliantly effective, for participants, meeting leaders and organisations. Companion website: http://www.meetingexpert.co.uk
Download or read book Meetings Suck written by Cameron Herold and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You hear it all the time. It's the one thing that almost everyone in business can agree on. Except it's not actually true. Meetings don't suck--we suck at running meetings. When done right, meetings not only work, they make people and companies better. In Meetings Suck, world renowned business expert and growth guru Cameron Herold teaches you how to use focused, time effective meetings to help you and your company soar. This book shows you immediately actionable, step-by-step systems that ensures that you and everyone in your organization improves your meetings, right away. In the process, you'll turn meetings that suck into meetings that work."--Page [4] of cover.
