50 verbs to spice up your meeting minutes

• April 24, 2013

Finding good words for minute taking is often a top challenge for those who own the responsibility. Tap into this list of 50 verbs when you need it.

Should you take notes in meetings electronically?

• March 01, 2013

For some people, a computer will never replace a pen and paper for note-taking during meetings. But for others, electronic notes may make more sense, especially if they...

Difficult people killing your meetings?

• August 10, 2012

A consultant who was running a daily meeting for 20 employees at an insurance company noticed that he had two ramblers taking his meetings off track. Solution? He...

In praise of stand-up meetings

• July 09, 2012

Nothing conveys urgency and efficiency like being on your feet during a daily meeting. Stanford Business School professor Bob Sutton observed this as he was co-writing...

Keeping a ‘meetings warrior’ organized

• May 31, 2012

Not all executives are content to have access to documents only on their smartphones, tablets or laptops. If you work for a boss who still depends heavily on paper and...

Meeting savvy: Be smart, not smarty pants

• June 17, 2009

Straddling the line between “smart” and “smarty pants” can be tricky. How do you show off what you know—and become more visible around the...

Taming the meeting monsters

• October 01, 2007

If your meetings are like most, your control of things will be challenged by "meeting monsters"--strong personalities that can derail your efforts.