Paralysis by Analysis
Avoid paralysis by analysis Paralysis by analysis refers to a situation where overthinking and excessive data gathering delay or prevent decision-making. It occurs when […]
Avoid paralysis by analysis Paralysis by analysis refers to a situation where overthinking and excessive data gathering delay or prevent decision-making. It occurs when […]
En bloc – what does it mean? En bloc simply means “as a whole”. It’s a really useful tool for many types of meetings. Here’s […]
Techie tips when presenting at a virtual conference Have you ever attended a virtual conference where you weren’t sure what the speaker looked […]
Warning signs you’ve got a thief on your committee or board First up – context and credibility – why listen to what I’ve got to […]
Characteristics of people who chair a meeting well Decisive leaders are respected and admired. If a meeting goes round and round without a decision it […]
How informal meetings can benefit from some formal procedures If you’re frustrated because your meetings are too long, too many, and decisions aren’t being […]
Are you brave enough to challenge the meeting status quo?  It takes courage to decline a meeting request I was speaking with an exasperated […]
An interesting perspective on time I’m going to share 2 stories. Both about time. Story 1. I was speaking at a business association and the […]
High performance meetings are always safe The best performing teams have one thing in common – psychological safety. It’s exactly the same in meetings. In […]
How we shortened a 2 hour meeting down to 15 minutes and still covered everything. I had a client who had a requirement to formally […]
Halve your meeting frequency & double productivity Here’s an idea to put in your toaster and see what pops up. Halve the frequency of your […]
Respected leaders are decisive There is a really interesting piece of research that was done with 400 CEOs. This is what they were asked….. “Of […]
This may explain why things aren’t moving forward Are you and your team “Yes but” people, or “Yes and” people? Do you naturally tend to say […]
Who is the drummer in your meetings? Who sets the pace? Every meeting has a rhythm, a pace, sometimes called the cadence. Surprisingly, it’s not […]
Is it nepotism if a husband and wife serve together on the same committee? QUESTION – A vacancy occurred on a committee and a man […]
Biting the bullet on the people who are deadwood in your organisation Bite the bullet on people who are deadwood in your organisation Recently I […]
Use the Traffic Light Principle to improve your meetings The humble traffic light – green, amber, red – is a quick and powerful way to […]