Employability Skills

The Top Meeting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Have you ever been in a meeting that seemed like a slow death? Who hasn’t?  Don’t be the manager of that kind of meeting.   You do have a choice. According to research, over half of all meetings are a waste of time. Why? Many managers don’t know how to conduct an effective meeting. They make the same miserable mistakes day in and day out and never take the time to learn how to conduct them better. A Microsoft study  found people spend an average of 5.6 hours a week in meetings-double or triple this for managers- and 69% felt the time is unproductive.  Worldwide 13 billion meetings  happen every year, and they waste billions of dollars in time and productivity yearly-Wow! Managers need to be mindful of this. Effective managers learn to communicate powerfully, positively and purposefully in any meeting they lead. By doing so, they will propel their teams to new heights in performance achievement. If YOU hold ...

Meeting Etiquette - Codes of Conduct while attending Meetings E tiquette refers to good manners required by an individual to find a place in the society. It is important for an individual to behave appropriately in public to earn respect and appreciation. One must learn to maintain the decorum of the work place. It is important to respect one’s organization to expect the same in return. No one would ever take you seriously if do not behave well at the workplace. Meetings are an important part of corporate where employees sit together on a common platform, exchange their views and opinions and reach to a solution benefiting the organization and mutually acceptable to all. Let us go through some meeting etiquette in detail: Do not attend phone calls during meetings unless it is an emergency . It is bad manners to do the same. Try to find out what the meeting is all about . Understand the importance of the meeting. Never go blank. Employees should do all the ground work before ...