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Sep 2024
29m 58s

Good to Great: How to Run Better Meeting...

Career Contessa
About this episode

Did you know meetings are ineffective 72% of the time? Let’s change that by learning how to run better meetings with The Modern Manager creator, Mamie Kanfer Stewart.

We’ll discuss:

  • How to decide when you need to host a meeting vs. use async communication methods
  • How to design and facilitate a great meeting agenda
  • How to end a meeting so it maximizes clarity and moves work forward


Show Notes

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Modern Manager Podcast: https://www.themodernmanager.com/

Momentum book: https://www.amazon.com/Momentum-Creating-Effective-Engaging-Enjoyable-ebook/dp/B0773WXFC7/

Meeteor: https://www.meeteor.com/


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