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5 Steps to Effective Business Meetings
Can’t get any work done because of all those meetings? Conducting meetings is a skill that is essential to be an effective manager. Do you cringe when you receive a meeting announcement, or do you feel guilty when you have to send such an announcement yourself? You might not be able to affect the meetings to which you are invited. But you can ensure that your meetings are effective -- which means that the meeting produces results.
There are five simple steps you can follow to ensure your meetings are effective.
Read the full text at… 5 Steps to Effective Business Meetings
About the Author:
Michael Lee Smith is a Senior Business Process Consultant at Educational
Testing Service (ETS) in New Jersey, USA. In his current position, he
is part of a team implementing Six Sigma. He instructs, provides support
and manages process improvement projects. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Mr. Smith has more than 35 years experience in human resources and process
improvement in the telecommunications, engineering and business services
industries. He has a website where Human Resources, Training, Six Sigma,
Project and Process Management information articles and forms are available
for free use: http://www.mikesmith-hr.com/default.asp He
can be reached at
ms@mikesmith-hr.com
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