Unproductive meetings are a stress inducing problem for my busy clients. How can we ensure every meeting is worthwhile? The best path to productivity is tapping into the collective brainpower and creativity of everyone gathered—that’s collaboration. When everyone...
There is so much wrong with meetings right now, and according to a recent article in HBR, there are 55 million of them happening every single day! The other notable item in that article – at least half of them do not accomplish anything! My clients can’t stop...
I recently coached a client on running an After Action Review (AAR) for the organization’s completed and ongoing projects. I hadn’t thought of its importance before, but helping design an effective way to learn from the successes and failures of activities the...
If you know me at all, you know I love a really good meeting opener. But I think I Love this meeting/training/event closer almost as much! There is nothing like a good closing reflection tool – not only does it help an event end on a positive cohesive note...
If you run meetings or you deliver training, you know it is super important to encourage participants to engage, reflect, and respond. When people respond, you know they are connecting to what you are saying. When participants reflect, they are reinforcing what they...
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