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Nov 2019
27m 15s

Why Meetings Go Wrong (And How to Fix Th...

Harvard Business Review
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Steven Rogelberg, a professor at UNC Charlotte, has spent decades researching workplace meetings and reports that many of them are a waste of time. Why? Because the vast majority of managers aren't trained in or reviewed on effective meeting management. He explains how leaders can improve meetings -- for example, by welcoming attendees as if they were party ... Show More
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