Caution – Consensus decision making isn’t necessarily the way to go. Recently I worked with a very large organisation which has a corporate policy that […]
I’m going to share 2 stories. Both about time. Story 1. I was speaking at a business association and the issue of time management came […]
Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes
Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes
I’m on a quest
My Meetings Quest is attracting media attention. I’m on a quest to visit every Perth metropolitan local government council meeting and report on what I […]
Signs to look for of fraudulent or inappropriate behaviour in organizations
The vast majority of people in organizations, particularly voluntary ones, are reasonable and honest people. But there are some bad apples out there and they […]
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 meet with the workforce once a week. It could best be described as a cross […]
Is there a link between the number of meetings you attend and salary?
Some people justify their salary by having meetings. But are the meetings effective? Today I had an interesting meeting with a senior business person with […]
Is snail mail the way of the future?
Every now and then, I go through my emails and set up a pile of filters to delete the email newsletters and other things that […]
It’s all about getting your ducks in a row!
Everyone was surprised at how we managed to get so many people to vote at a community association meeting. It’s all about getting your ducks […]
The secret sauce you need to make sense of the different generations
The other generations are not “wrong”, they are just different! I have found myself talking a lot in the last couple of weeks about the […]
Fact or Opinion – The crucial distinction for good decision making
It’s been calculated that the “average” adult makes 35,000 decisions every day. It seems a bit high to me but who am I to argue […]