The term Action Required, or AR for short, was originally coined by Andy Grove of Intel. It's synonymous with what others might call an Action Item or even just a task or to-do. Their use often originates from meetings, but can also be used in less formal settings such as hallway conversations. Bu...
This is the blog post that almost never was. It's been bubbling around in my mind for what seems like near half a year now. But to explain it further, I should probably give you some backstory.
I've always been enamored by developers that show their humanity and what makes them tick. I appreciate...
If you've ever wondered if you should attend a meeting or not, then this week's free resource is for you. Use the Should You Attend a Meeting to quickly determine what indicators and thresholds you should check before accepting a meeting invite. This is a great reference item to refresh your mem...
This week I'm going to mix things up a bit. In lieu of a standard written blog post about meetings, I wanted to provide something in a different format. Not everyone easily digests information via prose, so moving ahead I'm going to begin intermittently providing effective meeting content in a more...
Another key aspect of having an effective meeting is capturing the attendance to the meeting. Many folks upon the mention of this cringe a little due to the implications and potential frictions involved. But the value of having an attendance list far outweighs any potential negatives.
Foremost, ha...
I am thrilled to introduce Summit by Ministry of Bits. Summit is your essential tool for managing and running meetings with excellence, whether they are virtual or in-person.
With features like automatic timekeeping and seamless meeting minutes creation, Summit streamlines your meeting processes...
In many meetings there will be decisions that will need to be made. Sometimes these decisions are informal and can be decided by anyone. Other times though, the process is more formal and you need to get a decision from someone with the proper level of authority. In this post we'll discuss how to ha...
Posting Your Meeting Minutes By now you should be aware that you should post your meeting minutes within 24 hours of the meeting being held. But this is just the start of the expectations and actions that you should take.
The best place to start when thinking about your meeting minutes is a fram...
10 How to Take Notes Meeting notes are an important aspect of the lifecycle of a meeting. These notes feed directly into the meeting minutes and are the foundation of the follow up and closure of a meeting. It's often best to capture these notes during the meeting rather than try and reconstruct the...
How to run a meeting is something that can be as easy as riding a bicycle to as complicated as putting together an engine. Entire books can be written on this subject and one could spend their entire career in meetings and still not be an expert. So needless to say, this single blog post is just a s...