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People who lead meetings often have the same complaint as people who attend meetings: “We talk and talk but nothing gets done!” When you are the boss, how can you get people to follow through after a meeting? You’ll get some solid ideas on today’s Smarter by the Minute.
If you’re like most business people, you spend hours each week in meetings. To optimize the time, you want people to follow up and follow through with what they agreed at the meeting to do. How can you do that, when you’re not in charge? 3 smart ideas coming up on Smarter by the Minute.
Like flames in a roaring bonfire, the creative energy in your meetings can crackle, leap from one mind to another and build into a blazing new whole. That’s the power of brainstorming for setting the team free to jointly discover new solutions. But how to set up a great brainstorming session? You’ll get smart ideas on Smarter by the Minute.
It might not happen often, but sometimes you are the interviewer about to bring someone new onto the team. What to ask so you know you are getting answers that’ll be valuable for selecting the best person? You’ll get some answers on this Smarter by the Minute.
On a recent segment of Smarter by the Minute, we discussed how to develop plans that people want to follow. Great plans have a structure and many people either overlook that framework or don’t know about it. Today, let’s take it further to so the success of your plans is ensured.
People crave certainty in an uncertain world. Isn’t that why parking lots have the spaces clearly delineated? When you come up with a plan there are certain guidelines that help people feel comfortable with it and want to follow it. Learn more on today’s Smarter by the Minute.
