The bottom line is that meetings shape company culture. When designed with clarity, purpose and psychological safety, they accelerate trust, surface critical insights and move work forward in ...

It makes sense to bring in an expert, outside facilitator to run crucial meetings. But organizations should also be training up their staff to possess at least some of these same meeting skills to use ...

Of course you are going to run the meeting. You probably know the most about the subject and care most about it. Why would you not run the meeting? Because subject matter experts and leaders should ...

“I can’t wait for this meeting!” said no one ever. But while no one likes meetings, they are a necessary part of working life and thankfully there are ways to make them less painful. But even if you ...

What comes to mind when you hear the term “facilitator”? A task manager hogging airspace up at the front of the room? Or thoughts like, “Ugh–okay, how do I get out of attending this workshop?” But ...

A workplace meeting can bring about change and address difficulty in businesses of all sizes. Meetings can generate ideas, provide status updates and ensure everyone remains on the same page going ...

A gigantic stack of surveys makes two things crystal clear: By and large, workers love remote work. But remote meetings? Not so much. If you want to keep the remote or hybrid setup at your company but ...

Considering the high cost of both time and money, meetings in which communications are unclear can be costly not only for meeting participants but also a small-business owner. Because of this, ...

How much of people’s work lives are lost to meetings? According to the National Statistics Council, 37 percent of an employee’s time is spent in meetings. And they hate it. Resentment about ...