How to Run a Virtual MeetingVirtual meetings and teleconferences should follow the same set of rules as conventional, in-person meetings. However, there is an obvious difference between in-person meetings and virtual ones, though (you are not in the same room), so I would add these tips for better virtual meetings: Have a very Read More |
How to Run a Great Meeting: Fifteen Tips to Design and Execute Great, Effective MeetingsWe’ve all been there: The people who talk and talk and talk. The pointless digressions and asides. The people who seem to have no place else to be. The time that is sucked forever from our lives. Sadly, that’s the state of most meetings today. Let’s face it. Most meetings are inefficient Read More |
A Guide To Better Meetings: Nine Principles of Productive MeetingsWhen is the last time you said, “I wish I could attend more meetings!” or “That was a great meeting—when can we do it again?!”Recent studies report that managers spend an average of 40%-50% of their working hours in business meetings. To make matters worse, it is reported Read More |
Performance Management: Stop the Annual Madness!It’s time to rethink performance management. In case you haven’t heard, the traditional “annual performance review” is dead. And we at Careerstone Group wish it a hearty goodbye and good riddance. Performance Management in the 21st Century should be an ongoing conversation Read More |
Want to Make Your Presentations Less Scary? Practice these 3 Tips for Success“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” - George Jessel Giving presentations at work can be scary. In fact, more people report having phobias of public speaking than they do of any other fear—even Read More |
How to Be a Good Meeting ParticipantBy Samantha Weissgold Samantha Weissgold is Careerstone Group’s 2022 Summer Intern. She attends Bentley University as a Marketing Major. Most jobs come with plenty of meetings. No matter your career phase, you’ll find yourself attending meetings on a regular basis. Meetings provide an opportunity Read More |
Facilitating Meetings That Don't Suck!Whether hybrid, virtual, or on site, the secret to great meetings is the same: put the right people in the room, design for maximum engagement and collaboration, and get stuff done! Our work hours are consumed by meetings, which leaves fewer opportunities to do the work those meetings generate. Not only Read More |