How to Run an Effective Meeting – The ‘It’ Factor
Can you remember the last time you were in a meeting that ended early? How about the last two times? Imagine this: You leave the meeting [...]
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May, 2015
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May, 2015
Effective Family Meetings
You may have family time planned for this week, but do you have a family meeting planned? Family meetings are a great opportunity to bring [...]
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Apr, 2015
The Best Way to Overcome Meeting Drain
As extroverted as I am, nothing makes me dread a day more than back-to-back meetings. All. Day. Long. It isn’t the meetings so much as [...]
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Apr, 2015
5 Ways to Cut Back on Meetings
At first glance, we should have no trouble fitting three types of work into our days: meetings; independent work; and miscellaneous communications (email, phone calls [...]
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Mar, 2015
Overwhelmed
It is very interesting when you ask employees how they are feeling in their jobs in the world of doing more with less, one word [...]
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Mar, 2015
How do you scale back in a busy career?
I just returned from a week away with the family. I’m sure you’ll agree that it is refreshing to get away, reflect and gain more [...]
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Mar, 2015
What can Warren Buffet teach us about avoiding overload?
Like many professionals, you may be stretched thin. Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest people in the world, has some simple advice to manage this. [...]
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Mar, 2015
Freemail Friday: Two-month Update
Here at Clear Concept, we have been working under our “Freemail Friday” policy for two months now. We are committing to no internal emails on [...]
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Jan, 2015
Embracing technology… but not too much
The onslaught of multiple technical communication options in the work place has forced companies to set guidelines to help employees reset communicating expectations. How did [...]
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Jan, 2015
Managing Your Technology at Home, So It Doesn’t Manage You
Technology has improved our lives and efficiency in so many ways. At the same time, technology is speeding up our pace of life. It has [...]