Meeting Mascots
As a consultant, I work with many different clients. Each client and even teams within a client have distinct personalities. The anthropologist in me loves observing and then adopting the culture of the teams with whom I work. In one recent project, several weeks in, I was in a meeting where the discussion had started […]
Meeting Etiquette
When to Invite / When to Attend How many times have you or someone you work with complained that you aren’t able to get any real work done because you’re always booked with back-to-back-to-back meetings all day long?We’ve all heard it countless times but what really drives me crazy is that when I ask the […]
LessMeeting and Web-conferencing
Here at LessMeeting we often get asked how our product compares with web conferencing solutions like WebEx or GoToMeeting. The answer is that LessMeeting and web conferencing tools are two different categories of tools aimed at solving two distinct problems. A web conferencing product allows you to have meetings with your co-workers, partners, and clients, […]
How 3 Billion Meetings Per Year Waste Time, Money and Productivity in the Enterprise | Knowledge Is Social
How 3 Billion Meetings Per Year Waste Time, Money and Productivity in the Enterprise Knowledge Is Social Great article to support LessMeetings position that poorly run meetings are costing everyone time and money. In addition to the loss of an organizations time and treasure the Microsoft survey shows participants are increasingly frustrated with the entire […]
Meeting Minutes Template Generator
How Do You Take Notes? Fact: Everyone has different styles and preferences for running meetings and taking notes. This is true even within the Less Meeting team. Some take notes electronically, some go old school with pen & paper, and there are many of us who use some combo in between. My preference is to […]
The 22 Minute Meeting
Have you heard of the 22 Minute Meeting? I recently saw an Ignite presentation by Nicole Steinbok that is dead on with what we’re trying to do here at LessMeeting. Instead of just regurgitating what Nicole said, check out her presentation for yourself below. And since it’s an Ignite presentation, it only takes 5 minutes […]
