Growing up, I had the hardest time focusing on classroom lectures. No matter how good my intentions were, my brain would inevitably wander. But I mostly did okay in school because what I am good at is ...

As many of us go back to face-to-face meetings, at least partially, a reminder of how to maximize those meetings is in order. Many of these apply to virtual meetings as well, but their importance is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people advocate for themselves and leverage opportunities. Leaving an unproductive meeting or, even worse, going into a ...

As the festive season jingles its way into our busy lives, the challenge of efficiently managing meetings becomes ever more crucial. Enter the world of streamlined scheduling and productivity hacks!

It can be difficult to teach and train and to collaborate and share in meetings. Here are some tips to help you speak up. Feel more confident when talking in your next work meeting, regardless of ...

Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, we often hear from clients that each board meeting takes several hours. Here are some hints to streamline the meeting process.

Time and attention have become the most depleted resource in the modern workplace. Back-to-back meetings, calendar congestion, and constant context-switching crushing our ability to carry the daily ...

Meetings make the business world go round. However, it often feels like meetings are actually slowing everything down. There are some stark differences between an effective meeting and a waste of time ...

1. For in-person meetings, offer to travel to them. In-person meetings are incredibly valuable. When possible, offering to travel to your potential business partner or client is an elegant proposal.

There are all kinds of other really cool techniques that I’ve seen people deploy to get great value with Meeting Workspaces and I’ll write about them on a future post. This should help get you started ...