I was recently in a meeting with 8 people in the room.  (Which is about 5 too many…) I looked around and observed that over half of the participants were working on either a laptop, cellphone or tablet. They were not “in the meeting.” In fact, they were barely participating. Their minds were elsewhere. Why have a meeting if people [...]

I have a friend who just left his former employer. He moved on to happier endeavors. (At least, so far!) As he was preparing to leave he told me how frustrated he was with former employer and boss. The thought crossed his mind to send a letter to the CEO telling him some of the mistakes and [...]

Ah, technology. It is supposed to make our life easier. And enable us to get more done in less time. However, look around your corporate environment. Is technology allowing your employees to work smarter, better or more efficiently? Or rather, has it enabled a new generation of slackers? Technology: Time Saver or Waster? Technology can be very powerful. [...]

Too many meetings. Too many meetings with too many people. Too many meetings where nothing is accomplished. Sometimes, it seems like we spend more time in meetings than actually doing our work. Today, I want to tell you about a new book called, Read This Before Our Next Meeting. It might just change the way [...]