At 12:30 am on April 4th, 1841 President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia just a month after taking office. But people living in Los Angeles wouldn’t hear about it for another 3 …
A cruel form of corporate punishment
People are programmed to pay attention when there’s conflict. We tune in to drama. Hollywood directors know this. Which is why we’ll pay $15 for the privelege to sit silently in grease-stained …
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The conference room is not your freshman lecture hall
How did you show up to your meeting yesterday? Were you on time? Did you come prepared with questions to ask and ideas to contribute? Did you sit up and take notes? Or did you sit in the …
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The True Cost of Your Next Meeting
Imagine that you had to purchase the time of each coworker you invited to your meetings. Do you know how much it would cost you? At my last job, I was given a company credit card with a $2,500 …
Meeting minutes
Stop using the default meeting duration. Most work calendar applications will default to 30 minute or 1 hour meetings. This feature is meant to add convenience. But really it just encourages …