Meetings

Let’s face it — meetings are boring.

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures…

How to Stop Steamrolling and Start Thinking Together

Host All-Hands Shows, Not Meetings

All-hands are shows meant to inspire, not meetings meant to inform.

Andy Grove in, his seminal work, High Output Management described meetings as “the medium for managerial work.” He devoted an…

Endless Discussions and How to Conclude Them

Do you find yourself every once in a while in an endless discussion that doesn’t…

What to do when UX meetings don’t go your way.

The four things every designer can do to recover from…

Organize a 360-Degree Meeting (Phase 1)

In most workplaces, people get feedback on their performance neither constructively nor frequently. 360-degree meetings help people to develop their business and interpersonal skills. (They are not designed to function as performance reviews!) In a 360 degree…

Drive accountability and action from meetings

Management is about leading, communicating, coordinating and delegating. So clarity is very important. If there is confusion in the requirements or who has to do what, development just won’t go fast.

Why You Should Be Using Role-Playing In Your Startup

Let’s stop asking, “Does that make sense?”

When in meetings at work, or talking with friends, I’ve stopped myself from asking, “Does that make sense?” It never sits right with me when I hear it from other people and, more often than not, the statement doesn’t set the stage for dialog necessary to…

Three Weeks In and an Offer

This will be brief. I’m about at the end of 3 weeks of this daily writing commitment and discovery phase. Each week has come with additional clarity and this exercise has helped bring that out. I find myself increasingly busy as different paths start forming through many…