Musing about meetings: Two big mistakes we make in meetings
When I learned to canoe, the first things I was taught was how to enter and leave a canoe and what to do if the canoe turned over. I was told that […]
Category Archives: Meeting Strategies
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It’s Not Fair
A joint post by Dick and Emily Axelrod Have you ever had this experience? A red-faced, foot-stomping child yells at the top of their voice, “That’s not fair!” “Life isn’t fair,” you respond, […]
5 Questions to Create a Compelling Purpose for Change
Emily Axelrod contributed to the ongoing conversation over at Switch & Shift with this guest post. “We need to cut 30 million dollars from operating expenses.” What is your reaction to this […]
Tips for Introverts in Meetings – Guest Post by Jennifer Kahnweiler
Have you ever been told by your boss that you need to speak up more at meetings? Have you been frustrated that a few people seem to dominate every conference call? If […]
Engaging Millennials: 5 Core Engagement Factors Your Meetings Must Have
Millennials are continuous learners, team players, collaborators, achievement-oriented, socially conscious, and highly educated. Like many of us, they hate to have their time wasted in meetings that become soul-sucking chores. The experience […]
How to Change Your Company Culture One Meeting at a Time
Dick Axelrod was happy to do this guest post for the good people at Switch & Shift. Like The Axelrod Group, Switch & Shift believes there is a more human way to […]
Are Meetings Keystone Habits?
When we think of habits we often think of bad habits, when in fact habits are efficient patterns of behavior. Habits allow us to make routine decisions without having to rethink them […]
How to Make Your Next Meeting as Engaging as a Video Game
Have you ever tried to pry a child from a video game? Not easy, is it? That is because game designers embed core engagement principles into every game. Quarrel®, a combination of […]
Seven Reasons for Making Meetings Optional
Are meetings in your organization time-wasting, energy-sapping affairs? A frequent suggestion to deal with this problem is to eliminate all meetings. What if instead of eliminating all meetings you made every meeting […]