Most people treat meetings as a free resource that can be used to deal with any issue. As a result, huge amounts of time and money are wasted on trivia. A meeting is a business activity (not a social event) and should be designed to earn a profit. Here’s how. Once you’ve prepared the goals for your meetings, use the…
Read MoreMost agendas for a meeting look like this. * Budget * Payroll * Staff * Sales * Zvoufzxtn Some people tell me, "That's a perfectly good agenda. I know what all of those things mean, except, uh, 'Zvoufzxtn'." The point is, Zvoufzxtn means as much to you as the other terms mean to the other participants. For example, does budget…
Read MoreA project manager who does not sufficiently track performance metrics of their teams, will have many issues to deal with that can be avoided, such as cost overruns, going over schedule, and failing to meet expectations in quality. What are you managing if you don’t even know the metrics? Is management merely a process of simply checking off to do…
Read MoreWe spend 40 . . . or 45 . . . or 50 . . . or more hours at work each week. Many of us spend more time with those we work with than we do our families. For us to be content and fulfilled people, that time must have more value than just the dollars we earn. We want…
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