Freedom Personal Development Blog » meetings http://www.deliverfreedom.com:/blog Personal Development for the Professional Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tips for Faster AND Smarter Meetings http://www.deliverfreedom.com:/blog/tips-for-faster-and-smarter-meetings/ http://www.deliverfreedom.com:/blog/tips-for-faster-and-smarter-meetings/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 11:00:26 +0000 Freedom Personal Development http://www.deliverfreedom.com:/blog/?p=3635 Abby Marks BealeMANY people have been complaining recently about their time management problems specifically around having an inordinate amount of meetings to attend on a daily basis. This leaves them with little or no time to tend to their emails, voice mails or anything else, for that matter. The incredible stress this causes can be greatly reduced.

First off, know that you really DO have control over the number of meetings you attend. If you use a group calendar system like Outlook and your calendar is empty at the time a meeting is called, then you will be scheduled to attend it. However, if you intentionally block out time (translate = show busy) for your Read More...

]]> Abby Marks BealeMANY people have been complaining recently about their time management problems specifically around having an inordinate amount of meetings to attend on a daily basis. This leaves them with little or no time to tend to their emails, voice mails or anything else, for that matter. The incredible stress this causes can be greatly reduced.

First off, know that you really DO have control over the number of meetings you attend. If you use a group calendar system like Outlook and your calendar is empty at the time a meeting is called, then you will be scheduled to attend it. However, if you intentionally block out time (translate = show busy) for your Read More...

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When you hear people talk about meetings what do you normally hear?  Maybe, “a waste of time” or “nothing productive ever comes out of our meetings.”  I’m not ripping on the complainers because actually they have a point.  Often times there’s no focus during a meeting.  There is a lot of Read More...

]]> Download the 3 Steps for Running an Effective Meeting mp3
(1. Right click the link 2. Choose “Save Target As”)

When you hear people talk about meetings what do you normally hear?  Maybe, “a waste of time” or “nothing productive ever comes out of our meetings.”  I’m not ripping on the complainers because actually they have a point.  Often times there’s no focus during a meeting.  There is a lot of Read More...

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