How to Run a Meeting That Matters

How to have better meetings
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How do you organize and run a meeting that everyone will actually attend thinking that this matters if they are present and it is worth their valuable time?

It is a constant struggle of time management to complete work and attend all of the meetings that seemingly clog up our work calendars.

Imagine, people will attend your meeting with a sense of purpose and not make excuses not to come. It is not a dream, this can occur. Read on to find out how to structure a formal and informal meeting.

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How to Write Interview Questions to Find Great Employees

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How do you find the truly great employees?  Unless you have personally worked with someone, you are rolling the dice in an interview as to what kind of worker they will be.  Yes, there is a reference process, but applicants will want to shine in an interview, so you will only get the Managers on your reference list that will provide a positive reference. It is important to have interview questions that are tailored to find great workers.

Having a specific set of interview questions to determine how a potential employee approaches a challenge, how they view the work environment, and have insight in to long-term impacts of decisions and that align with the company goals.

If you have a specific set of questions that you must adhere to due to company policy, read on, there are probing questions that you can ask as a potential new hire answers the company questions so that you can try and get the valuable insight that you need.

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Performance Review Phrases to Use for High Performing Employees

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Performance review time is enough to elicit a hearty sigh from even the most seasoned manager. Although the review for the problematic employee can write themselves, writers block can occur when trying to find constructive feedback for a performance review for high performers. Below are some meaningful positive and negative feedback phrases that are associated with a high performing employee.

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The Truths of Being a New Middle Manager

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Thinking of taking your first step in to middle management? Here are eight common challenges in your early days that you need to be aware of.

Saying that management is challenging is a bit of an understatement.  When you transition from a junior position to one with responsibility in middle management there is a great deal of learning to undertake. More than a learning curve, the first year is a learning cliff.

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Interview Questions to Help Avoid Hiring Toxic Workers

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Workplace culture is difficult to cultivate and maintain.  One of the key factors in poor employee morale is working on a team of negative or toxic colleagues. One of the best ways to deal with a toxic worker, is to avoid hiring them in the first place.

Below are three questions you should not waste your time asking, and five questions you should swap in to your interview process as soon as possible. Here are interview questions to help avoid hiring toxic workers.

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Creating Workflow Bottlenecks as a Middle Manager

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Are you creating workflow bottlenecks in your department?

Have you ever taken a hard look at your current processes or policies through an efficiency lens?

How much of your current practice involves having you review deliverables and rubber stamp most decisions? Workflow should be designed to be as efficient as possible, while ensuring quality of the final product.

What happens if your actions towards ensuring quality are inadvertently causing a bottleneck that slows down both projects and staff?

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