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Tag Archives: meetings
Jason Fried: Why work doesn’t happen at work
In this TED talk, Jason Fried, founder of 37 signals, discusses how people get work done. When asked where do you go when you really need to get something done, almost no-one says: the office (unless it is early in … Continue reading
Technical Non-Support
A bit of fun from Dilbert. I have had the exact experience Dilbert does of tech support refusing to think about the actual symptoms of the problem and insisting on following some script and wasting my time – repeatedly. The … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Fun, webcast
Tagged bad customer service, Fun, meetings, webcast
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Better Meetings
Meetings are perennial problems. People sit through meetings and then complain about how big a waste of time it was. Here are a couple very simple tips to try and actually improve (instead of just agreeing that meetings are wasteful, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Process improvement, Psychology, quote, Systems thinking
Tagged curiouscat, management, meetings, Process improvement, Psychology
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Meeting Like Google
How to Run a Meeting Like Google [the broken link was removed], offers good advice like agendas distributed ahead of time, having a note taker… Instead, she encourages such comments as “The experimentation on the site shows that his design … Continue reading
Most Meetings are Muda
Most Meetings are Muda (Waste) from Got Boondoggle: I will not waste your time and regurgitate all the expert based meeting protocols like following an established agenda, having a meeting plan, taking meeting notes, etc. All these ideas are great … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Quality tools
Tagged Lean thinking, meetings, Quality tools
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