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Atricle Dump - Got A Meeting Planned? Ask This Question
Franchising companies must address consistency of the products they use both in the operation of the franchise and those are items which they sell. The franchising company must address these issues in the original franchise agreements that each franchisee signs. If some franchisees by their paper napkins from one company and another franchisee trying to save money buys their paper napkins from another company to save money; there might be a problem with the quality from one of the companies that the napkins are bought from. This can cause customer complaints, quality control issue
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really
Where would a T-shirt printing business be if it didn’t have any customers? Nowhere, is the answer. Without selling your products, you won’t be getting anywhere too soon. So where can you focus your marketing to increase sales?Following the boom of user generated content, MySpace has developed in to a hot spot of niche business activity. A brief search will provide dozens of T-shirt trading businesses, all seeking to gain the attention of a growing audience.You can look at this in two ways. Either it’s a saturated market and already exploited, or it’s offering somethin
Anything that consumes a major chunk of our time is ripe for analysis and is likely a great source of productivity improvement. And meetings are no exception.
Even a casual conversation about business life will soon get to the frustrations and challenges people experience in meetings. You will quickly hear things like:
“They are such a waste of time.”
“We never seem to finish anything.”
“We just spend too much time in meetings.”
“How can I get my work done when I spend all my time in meetings?”
“I’m not sure why I was at that meeting.”
I’ll bet you’ve said or thought one or more of these things yourself.
In my experience, there are several questions we can ask to help improve the effectiveness of our meetings. But one of those should clearly come first. It is the question we should ask at the very start of planning any meeting. Answering this question carefully is the fastest way to improve our meetings.
The First Question
Do we need a meeting?
Too often people don’t ask this question. They have information to share, a problem to solve, or a question to consider and so they do what they always do – they schedule a meeting. We do this for many reasons, including:
- Wanting everyone to be involved
- Not wanting someone to feel left out
- Wanting everyone to buy-in to the results of the meeting
And the most common reason, habit.
We schedule meetings because that is what we have always done.
How to Answer the Question
The first hurdle is to ask the question. Once you have asked yourself the question, you need to know what to consider when answering the question. Think about:
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really
Empowerment exists when employees have the authority to make decisions and take appropriate actions without first seeking approval from others. Empowerment allows frontline service staff to act quickly for their customers, improving customer satisfaction and boosting staff morale.Brendan sent this example:‘I use an internet grocery delivery in London called Ocado. I’m impressed with this company for the design of their website, the friendliness of the delivery staff, commitment to a one-hour delivery window and much more! Everything is designed for what the customer
“They are such a waste of time.”
“We never seem to finish anything.”
“We just spend too much time in meetings.”
“How can I get my work done when I spend all my time in meetings?”
“I’m not sure why I was at that meeting.”
I’ll bet you’ve said or thought one or more of these things yourself.
In my experience, there are several questions we can ask to help improve the effectiveness of our meetings. But one of those should clearly come first. It is the question we should ask at the very start of planning any meeting. Answering this question carefully is the fastest way to improve our meetings.
The First Question
Do we need a meeting?
Too often people don’t ask this question. They have information to share, a problem to solve, or a question to consider and so they do what they always do – they schedule a meeting. We do this for many reasons, including:
- Wanting everyone to be involved
- Not wanting someone to feel left out
- Wanting everyone to buy-in to the results of the meeting
And the most common reason, habit.
We schedule meetings because that is what we have always done.
How to Answer the Question
The first hurdle is to ask the question. Once you have asked yourself the question, you need to know what to consider when answering the question. Think about:
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really
While judging a freshman business plan competition at a local university, I noticed a pattern. Each of the student groups said they were developing a premium brand, but they would use a low-cost penetration pricing strategy. Even though they were often selling at a loss, they explained that by entering the market as the low price leader they would gain market share, people would fall in love with their product and they could raise their prices once they had built customer loyalty.I could not think of any company that after entering the market with low-cost pricing, went on to
The First Question
Do we need a meeting?
Too often people don’t ask this question. They have information to share, a problem to solve, or a question to consider and so they do what they always do – they schedule a meeting. We do this for many reasons, including:
- Wanting everyone to be involved
- Not wanting someone to feel left out
- Wanting everyone to buy-in to the results of the meeting
And the most common reason, habit.
We schedule meetings because that is what we have always done.
How to Answer the Question
The first hurdle is to ask the question. Once you have asked yourself the question, you need to know what to consider when answering the question. Think about:
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really
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- Wanting everyone to be involved
- Not wanting someone to feel left out
- Wanting everyone to buy-in to the results of the meeting
And the most common reason, habit.
We schedule meetings because that is what we have always done.
How to Answer the Question
The first hurdle is to ask the question. Once you have asked yourself the question, you need to know what to consider when answering the question. Think about:
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really
Have you ever seen an orchestra producing some truly amazing and inspiring music. I remember seeing an orchestra playing at the Sydney Opera House (and for all the overseas people it is something you must do whilst in Australia). I was so impressed with the way all the different instrumental groups blended together to make this magical sound.The conductor’s role was very important in keeping all the sections on task and in time. However, all the groups must be able to work together (compliment each other) to produce beautiful harmonics. In a good orchestra, the wind instrumen
• Geographic location of information/participants. If your whole group is located together this is less of an issue, but it is a definite consideration if your people are spread out or travel regularly.
• Number of people affected. If the number of people affected by the issue or information is really large, the method of sharing information might be different, alternatively if the number affected is small, getting them together might be the best answer.
• Complexity of the issue. If the issue you are thinking about meeting on is very complex or highly emotionally charged, then you probably want to get people together. Issues that are more simple might require less or a different form of input – meaning that a meeting might not be required.
• Goals – is this one-way information sharing? Many meetings end up being one way information sharing. If that is the case for your meeting, you might consider other ways of disseminating the information. If you really want dialogue or conversation about what is being shared, then a meeting is more likely your best option.
• Need for independent thought from individuals. While meetings give us the chance to discuss things openly and thoroughly, sometimes stronger individuals in a meeting will dominate. If you really want each person’s input independently, you might substitute one-on-one meetings for your originally conceived group meeting.
• Cost. The costs of having a meeting are huge. And no, I’m not talking about the coffee and donuts. When you consider the real cost of putting people in the conference room (calculate this by estimating the cost/hour/person in the room) you will be shocked. This factor alone can help us really think more carefully about whether a meeting is our best option.
Other Options
Asking this question may lead us to having fewer meetings, but the need that prompted the question still exists. So if you have a need but have determined not to have a meeting, how do you meet you need?
You can always have face-to-face one-one one conversations, use email or voic
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