Taking Minutes 101: Tracking Attendance

Taking Minutes 101: Tracking Attendance

Every Tuesday morning at 9:30, my executive held his weekly manager's meeting. I took the minutes. One of the managers, Barbara, was always the last person to join the meeting, and she was always late. As everyone walked into the boardroom, I would write down...
Minute Taking Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult

Minute Taking Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult

Remember the game, Telephone, that we played as kids? One person wouldwhisper a message to the person beside them, and they would whisper it alongto the person beside them. When the message reached the end of the line andthe last person shared aloud what the message...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Meetings

The Seven Deadly Sins of Meetings

Meetings are the number-one time waster in the workplace, according to a study by Verizon Business. They say that the average executive spends approximately 50 per cent of their time in meetings. The average middle manager spends about 35 per cent of their time in...