When executives make sweeping generalizations about whether their employees want to stay working remotely or come back to the office, it’s a good sign that … Read more
Handling Hecklers in the Cheap Seats — Virtual and Otherwise
You have 60 seconds to name all the movies that include a scene like the following: The heroine (or hero) is standing in front of a gathering of … Read more
How to Stop People From Rambling
You run into ramblers everywhere: On a Zoom webinar. In the boardroom. In your training class. The reasons vary: They have extensive experience. They want … Read more
Don’t Blame Zoom Fatigue for Ineffective Meetings
Zoom fatigue. Everyone is talking about it — you know, the exhaustion one feels as a result of constant video meetings. Could that be why your team isn’t … Read more
Americans Need a Meeting to See How Their Meeting Culture Compares to Europe’s
Meeting culture varies drastically based on where you live and is heavily influenced by cultural norms and organizational practices. According to Doodle’s … Read more
HR Famous: McLovin Is Back! Plus New Data on WFH Impact on Meetings
In episode 27 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn and Jessica Lee discuss JLee’s knowledge on the … Read more
How to Run Your Meetings Like Oprah
It takes a lot of effort to run an effective meeting. You strategize an itinerary, gather the right people in the room, and go through the effort to make … Read more
The First Step to Effective Meetings: Do We Really Need to Meet?
There was a bit of irony going on for the August (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable. The topic was the “Pros and Cons of Meetings.” Interestingly enough, we had to … Read more
Get Better Teamwork By Rearranging Your Meeting Agendas
“Without people, our hotels are just buildings!” That was a quote from a dear friend, Lou Dubois who is director of content at Hilton Hotels. He is an … Read more
Technology Won’t Make You Like Meetings, But It Will Make You Pay Attention
Every team meets. Most run their meetings the same way their grandparents and their grandparents’ grandparents did. Meeting records predating the … Read more