Blog Posts To Boost Your Skills
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Roar for Better Meetings
Most staff participate in an average of 15 meetings a week, and 71% of senior managers say that meetings are unproductive. So I created 3 GRRRs: “Guila’s Roars to Rehabilitate our Rendezvous”. These GRRRs will improve your meetings immediately: GRRR #1: Clearly Identify and State the Meeting’s Purpose The leader or group must determine beforehand… Read full post…
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Sit and Deliver!
We can lose much of our dynamism when we sit and speak. People can’t see our hands, our internal organs are “squished”, and we’re inhibited by lack of movement. If you must sit in this Zoom world, these guidelines will help you exude energy: Scoot your hips toward the edge of the chair. Remove your… Read full post…
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Five Characteristics That Get Us Through
A few years ago, Adam Bryant of the New York Times interviewed 525 diverse CEOs. These leaders came from all walks of life and many ethnicities, but they all seemed to share five definitive characteristics. If you, like most, have struggled over the last year to keep your head above water, I believe these five… Read full post…
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Improve Meetings When You’re Not in Charge
Do meeting participants have any responsibility beyond showing up, reporting, and trying to sound reasonably on top of things? Here’s my guiding principle: When we decide against trying to influence the quality of a meeting, we make the choice to live with the consequences. I understand that challenging a meeting leader can be difficult, especially… Read full post…
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