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3 Tips for Successful Meetings 1.    Assign roles in advance of the meeting- Facilitator- Action Register Keeper- Pass Up/Pass Down Distributor- Participants2.  Establish ground rules for the meeting- Arrive on time- Be prepared for the meeting- No cell phones in the meeting- One speaker at a time3.  Set a standard agenda- Action Register Review- Scorecard Review- Recognition- Around-the-Table- Pass Up / Pass Down Distribution- Action Register (review actions captured during

Does your organization advertise or communicate?Most organizations are experts at advertising. Email, newsletters, bulletin boards, intranet are methods organizations use to be in contact with their employees. Problem is they are not communicating with the employees, they are advertising. True meaningful communication is face to face, two way.Three Ways to Improve Communication in Your Organization:1.    Weekly, face to face meetings with your staff. Talk about the businessand share key business information.2.     Develop a process to pass

Efficient Staff Meetings: Harvard Business Review’s Suggestions Recently, the Harvard Business Review published two helpful (Management Tips) suggestions regarding the effectiveness and efficiencies one can gain with minor changes to staff meetings.  Have you tried any of these suggestions?  What else would you add to the list?First, HBR suggest that you can cut your meeting times in half by trying these three measures:1. Stand up. Most people won't linger on an issue if their feet

Competitive Solutions, Inc. Event Announcement "Process Based Leadership Workshop and Tour of Learjet"Learn how to build and leverage non-negotiable standard processes to fully realize the potential of yourself and your team.  See Learjet's highly-skilled technicians assemble sheet metal and tubing into World Class aircraft.  Hear from Learjet's senior leaders as they discuss their cultural transformation and how they were able to use Process Based Leadership to

Three Tips for Distributing Key Business Information1. Set standard agenda items for each weekly meeting - Pass Up / Pass DownBefore each weekly meeting, designate a team member to capture critical business information which will be shared with employees Leaders should identify 3-4 key pieces of information they want to share with employees2. Schedule

Why You Should Blow Off Your Next Meeting I know, it sounds crazy, but I’m serious.  If you’ve grown tired of attending too many unproductive meetings, then make a stand.  Blow off the next meeting and see what (if anything) happens.  Most likely, you’ll find that the world doesn’t end.  In fact, you’ll probably be able to get more work done during this reclaimed time than any other hour this whole week!  What you

Brazeway, Inc., a privately held company, is the world's largest producer of frost free evaporator coils and a leading global supplier of aluminum heat transfer tubing and components for Appliance, HVAC, and Automotive Air-conditioning. The Challenge Upon recognizing the need to make performance improvements, Brazeway’s senior leaders determined the need to leverage their employees’ strengths via business-focused work teams and a robust communication process.  They set sites on

Do You Dread Meetings at Work? Do you dread meetings at work? Most people do.  Many times, employees go to a meeting expecting it to be bad.Employees don't mind going to a meeting if it is outcome driven and advances the business.Three Tips for Outcome Driven Meetings:1. Action Register - Use an action register to capture assignments and tasks resulting from discussions in the meeting.  This will eliminate discussing a topic multiple times. Close

Creating Your 2012 Scorecards by Seth Davies Run Time: Approx. 32 minutes  With the start of a New Year many leaders plan to make changes to affect performance results over the next 12 months. However, it can be challenging to know what to keep, what to change, and where to begin making those changes.What You’ll Learn in this Webinar: - Understanding the fundamental reasons scorecards are used - Defining and overcoming the challenges leaders

Scorecard Mistakes to Avoid in 2012With the ringing in of a new year many leaders see it as a chance to get motivated and start out with a clean slate.  Many seize the opportunity to boost results by crafting a new scorecard for the upcoming 12 months.If you are revamping your team’s scorecard, here are a few common mistakes to avoid.Common Business Scorecard Mistakes1 – Tracking Too Many Things – simply because you