Meetings articles on The Soft Stuff

Meetings are an important tool for getting stuff done, and for making sure your team is in sync. But there aren’t novelty awards that read “I survived another meeting that could have been an email” for nothing. Find techniques and templates in this topic for making the most of meetings (not making the most meetings).

Published 07 June 2018

6 min. to read

A better approach for the most important meeting of the week There are a lot of work “rituals” that suck so badly you want to hunt down and interrogate who…

by: christinaon:

Eleganthack

Meetings Templates

Published 26 December 2017

2 min. to read

Open and frequent communication is the key to any relationship. It is especially important to a manager or supervisor and their direct reports, and this is usually achieved through one…

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Status.net Business Templates

Meetings Templates

Published 03 July 2018

7 min. to read

You’re probably already asking at least one of them – but it’s never too late to stop. Looking at the clock. Staring into the distance. Short, nondescript answers. A CEO…

by: Claire Lewon:

Signal v. Noise

Meetings

Published 08 August 2018

1 min. to read

Based on data from 2,000+ people, I wrote a guide to one-on-one meetings for managers and employees — and it’s finally live! 🙂 Dear manager or employee who cares about…

by: Claire Lewon:

Know Your Team | Blog

Meetings

1 min. to read

Mark and Mike discuss the single most effective management tool - the One-on-One.Mark and Mike updated the One on One Podcasts in 2012. The old podcasts have been archived and…

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www.manager-tools.com

Meetings Further Reading

Published 06 May 2018

5 min. to read

Meetings are undeniably the most important tool for build a high-performance team with shared values

by: Steven Sinofskyon:

Learning By Shipping

Meetings

Use this base to store information about 1:1 meetings with your team. With tabs for teammates, meetings and action items, it's a great way to keep track of...

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Airtable

Meetings Templates

Published 16 May 2018

3 min. to read

My job is helping people build healthy, inclusive workplace cultures. That’s not always simple or straightforward and I have to answer a…

by: Nicole Sanchezon:

Medium

Meetings Diversity & Inclusion Building Culture

Published 25 February 2018

5 min. to read

Run effective sprint retrospective meetings with this sprint retrospective template. Use these tips to prepare for a retrospective meeting and avoid common pitfalls.

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MeetNotes | Minutes of Meeting

Meetings Templates

4 min. to read

Want to run a quick, no-frills retrospective with your remote team? Here is the 3-column Tello retrospective template we use.

by: Fio Dossettoon:

www.hotjar.com

Meetings Templates

6 min. to read

For most of us, and certainly for most of your team, meetings are the least productive part of our day. Yet too many brilliant people are stuck in too many…

by: Ken Nortonon:

www.kennorton.com

Meetings

Published 04 February 2019

5 min. to read

There are weak spots in every company that no one likes to talk about.

by: Catherine Milleron:

Medium

Meetings

1 min. to read

A video isn't as good as being there, attend our next event in person and get a chance to meet like minded individuals, ask questions, and hang out with the…

by: Full Stack Torontoon:

YouTube

Meetings Further Reading

Published 22 May 2012

5 min. to read

Last week, Owen Thomas wrote a flattering article over at Business Insider on how we handle errors and mistakes at Etsy. I thought I might give some detail on how…

by: John Allspawon:

Code as Craft

Meetings

Published 11 January 2019

9 min. to read

The 10 most imoprtant tips for holding an effective post-mortem after any marketing project.

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Portent

Meetings

1 min. to read

Slides (with annotations) from a talk on post-mortems at Velocity CA, 2013. This is an expanded version of my earlier slides, from the Lean Startup Conf.

by: Dan Milsteinon:

SlideShare

Meetings

Published 18 May 2018

5 min. to read

It’s approaching 3PM. You’re leaning against the wall outside the meeting room, bracing yourself for the sheer boredom and monotony of the…

by: James Stanieron:

Medium

Meetings

Published 08 February 2019

12 min. to read

I’d be surprised if you haven’t at least heard about the coaching technique known as the “one on one” (aka “1:1”). And you’ve probably experienced some version yourself. But judging…

by: Marty Caganon:

Silicon Valley Product Group

Meetings

1 min. to read

You can’t abolish office gatherings, but you can make them shorter, smaller and smarter with the help of recent research

by: Steven G. Rogelbergon:

WSJ

Meetings

Published 20 February 2019

6 min. to read

From inspirational principle to prescriptive mechanics. Based on experience and the writing of some of the greats in engineering…

by: Chris Chiuon:

Medium

Meetings

Published 18 June 2016

8 min. to read

In addition to 1-on-1s with eShares managers, I host a monthly management discussion to share challenges, successes, failures, and lessons…

by: Henry Wardon:

Medium

Meetings Growth

Published 14 February 2019

3 min. to read

I hope that the importance of having regular 1-on-1s with your direct subordinates is clear without going further into it here. Yet even when I see organizations that do these…

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