"Meetings should always have a clear objective - a reason for taking people's time." Meetings should not be held without a specific purpose. An agenda helps keep the meeting focused and on track. The meeting leader needs to set a clear objective upfront on what needs to be accomplished. This provides clarity on the expectations and desired outcomes

Meetings Should Have a Clear Purpose and Agenda

"People should do their homework before coming to the meeting." Asking attendees to prepare in advance increases engagement and informed contribution. The leader should assign prework based on individual roles such as reading materials, data analysis, options development, etc.Give clear instructions on expected output and deadlines.

Always Require Pre-Work for Meetings

<ul><li>Honoring people's time demonstrates respect and preserves productivity.</li><li>When meetings start late, it encourages tardiness and conveys disrespect for those who showed up on time.</li><li>Ending late causes cascading delays across attendees' calendars.</li><li>Define a clear start and stop time upfront based on the agenda.</li><li>The leader should then enforce these time boundaries, while allowing flexibility if the discussion warrants it.</li></ul>

Meetings Should Have Defined Start and Stop Times

"Every meeting needs to have a leader running it." <ul><li>Lack of leadership results in inefficient, wheel-spinning sessions. The leader is accountable for keeping things on track and achieving the intended purpose.</li><li>They guide the discussion, manage the agenda's timing, get consensus on next steps and ensure follow-through.</li><li>Leaders should show up prepared, focused on the end goal, and limit side conversations</li></ul>

Meetings Should Have Someone Clearly in Charge

"The right people need to be in the room - no more, no less." Evaluate whether everyone's attendance is absolutely necessary. Extraneous participants waste time and detract from the focus. On the other hand, missing key decision makers will stall progress.Determine who the critical stakeholders are based on the meeting's purpose.

Limit Meeting Attendees to Those Who Truly Need to Be There

Death By Meeting is a business fable that focuses on addressing the issues of inefficient and unproductive meetings. Author Patrick Lencioni provides insight through a fictional story of a struggling tech startup company called Telegraph Industries. The CEO brings in a consultant to help improve their meetings, who shares techniques on making meetings more engaging and effective. 

A straightforward framework for creating engaging and exciting business meetings Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life. In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would forever be known, would begin. Casey had every reason to believe that his performance over the next two hours would determine the fate of his career, his financial future, and the company he had built from scratch. “How could my life have unraveled so quickly?” he wondered. In his latest page-turning work of business fiction, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides readers with another powerful and thought-provoking book, this one centered around a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. And what he suggests is both simple and revolutionary. Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software, is in the midst of a problem he created, but one he doesn’t know how to solve. And he doesn’t know where or who to turn to for advice. His staff can’t help him; they’re as dumbfounded as he is by their tortuous meetings. Then an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, enters Casey’s world. When he proposes an unconventional, even radical, approach to solving the meeting problem, Casey is just desperate enough to listen. As in his other books, Lencioni provides a framework for his groundbreaking model, and makes it applicable to the real world. Death by Meeting is nothing short of a blueprint for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams and create environments of engagement and passion.

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Patrick M. Lencioni is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Patrick M. Lencioni has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Patrick M. Lencioni's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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Death by Meeting

Habits are automatic, learned behaviours that provide a quick answer to life’s puzzles.Without habits, you’d be paralysed by endless deliberation from the moment you woke each day – whether to shower then eat, or eat then shower, what to eat, what to wear, which route to take to work, or where to park.Habits can also be comforting. If you follow the same routines each day, then you mostly know what to expect. A downside to habits is that not only are some of them obviously unhealthy, but having too many can hamper your creativity and deprive you of serendipity.

Creature Of Habit

If you want to change, bear in mind that habits tend to be triggered by cues in the environment – that cereal box in the kitchen, the café on the way to work. That’s why holidays are such a great antidote. Put yourself in novel situations and you’re forced to think afresh rather than rely on old habits.

Changing Habits

As it turns out, there may be an advantage to always doing things the same way.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Why am I such a creature of habit? | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Virtual recruiting has grown in popularity since the start of the pandemic, with one global survey across industries showing <a href="https://www.cielotalent.com/insights/infographic-the-impact-of-remote-working-on-talent-acquisition/">65% of companies having hired a new candidate</a> without ever meeting them in person. Along with video interviews, new tech solutions are increasingly making video resumes part of the recruitment process.

Video Interviews, And Video Resumes

While PDF and paper resumes may get lost in the crowd, a 2021 study by Canadian research institute Cirano found two-thirds of employers opened and watched spontaneous video resume submissions, and video resumes increased call-back rates by more than 10%.

Increased Call Back Rates

Glossophobia, or fear of public speaking, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647380/#b1-ndt-9-609">affects people around the globe</a> in staggering numbers, and even speaking on camera to an empty room can cause feelings of stage fright. During the pandemic, researchers have connected feelings of Zoom fatigue to the <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350899855_Nonverbal_Mechanisms_Predict_Zoom_Fatigue_and_Explain_Why_Women_Experience_Higher_Levels_than_Men">anxiety of speaking on camera</a> due to stressors such as feeling hyper-aware of one’s appearance and non-verbal gestures, feeling trapped in the camera view and difficulty reading the non-verbal reactions of others.

The Problem With Speaking On Video

Despite the challenges of making and submitting video resumes, we will see them used more in the future, for one simple reason: many people don’t know how to write effective CVs.This difficulty leaves a window open for video resumes and other tools that can boost candidacies, rather than replacing written documents altogether. While a video resume can give some valuable insight into a candidate, they’re definitely not make-or-break.

The Future

One 2016 survey of 100 US employers suggested that <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/writing-a-resume/best-resume-format">just 3%</a> of companies preferred to receive a video resume over other resume formats (just 2% did in 2013). But experts say there’s a likelihood that number is changing, as video-savvy Gen Z’ers are beginning to apply for jobs, and the nature of recruiting is increasingly digital.

Video Savvy Gen Z

Many companies use AI systems to help reduce subjectivity in the screening process. Companies are using tools to remove photos, names, even names of the universities, when recruiters and sources are searching for candidates on LinkedIn and from other sourcing tools.But as video resumes cannot be filtered in the same way, candidates can leave themselves open to a more human selection process that is potentially flawed. They raise the chance that your resume will create some kind of bias, and you will be discriminated against based on age, race or ethnicity.

The Flawed Hiring System

The demand for video resumes looks set to grow. A LinkedIn survey from March 2021 showed that <a href="https://news.linkedin.com/2021/march/linkedin-and-microsoft-skills-commitment">79% of hiring managers thought that video had become “more important”</a> than before for vetting candidates, and 61% of job seekers thought “a recorded video could be the next iteration of the traditional cover letter”.

The New Cover Letter: Video

A study showed that while using video resumes increased call-back rates for all candidates by 10%, wheelchair users were still less likely to be called to interview, and prospective employers were more likely to stop watching their videos when it was revealed the candidate had a disability; for example, when their wheelchair came into view, even in workplaces where accessibility was ensured. Call-back rates are at their highest when the applicant uses a video resume without revealing a disability.

Video Resumes And Disability

Video resumes are a unique chance to stand out, and they show your personality, creativity and editing skills.This can be particularly helpful for applicants with little experience applying in competitive fields who need an extra edge to secure a role.As well as sending a written resume, this could include sending video resumes, personal email and LinkedIn connection requests to employers – anything to help create a human connection in an overcrowded field.

Video Stands Out

As hiring shifts towards virtual interviews, an increasing number of candidates are jumping in front of the camera to boost their odds of winning a job. Should you do the same?

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The jobseekers boosting their applications with video CVs

If you love what you do, it’s all too easy for it to consume your identity—especially if your career is demanding and fast-paced. You find yourself checking email after hours, and thinking about work all the time.For many people work—and overwork—is comfortable. What isn’t comfortable is what resides outside the office walls. Because inside there are clear-cut steps, structures, systems, and goals, while other areas of life don’t adhere to a rulebook.

Our identity outside of work

We have to intentionally create space for our true selves to emerge, which means holding time for ourselves to just be. This is also a helpful way to practice tolerating discomfort.You might spend 20 minutes in the morning drinking your coffee or tea, without any digital devices, or spend Sunday afternoons by yourself. Notice what thoughts and feelings arise. Where does your mind go when there’s no task or structure?

Create space to just be

Check out local meet-up groups, spiritual centers, or adult sports teams. Think about other places around potential passions, such as book clubs, art clubs, and non-profit organizations. Experiment with new experiences. Even if you end up not enjoying an experience, that’s still important information.

Meet like-minded people

<ul><li>Many people don’t have strict boundaries between work and home. In other words, our home is no longer the place we exclusively relax and leave work behind.</li><li>Boundaries are critical when you’re just starting your career, too. You might be tempted to work long hours and be available to your clients all the time. However, it’s best to set boundaries right away. </li><li>Other examples of boundaries include: not responding to work-related matters on weekends, and requesting another team member if you’re feeling overworked or overburdened.</li></ul>

Set boundaries

If you can’t find anything they’re interested in outside of work, explore your city without any agenda. The only rule is to pay attention to what piques your interest. Because that’ll likely point you in the right direction.After you’ve gathered some data on what you might be curious about, give yourself several months to explore these interests.Don’t be surprised if you feel some discomfort. You might be used to being in charge and being seasoned at work. Try to embrace the unfamiliar, and focus on the process.

Wander your city

<ul><li>Reflect on the activities and hobbies that you loved as a child, teen, or young adult. Then carve out time to practice them. </li><li>When someone’s work-life takes precedence, their personal relationships often start to suffer. This is why is recommended to refocus on your relationships with a partner, kids, friends, and family. Spend quality time with them. Have real conversations without interruption.</li></ul>

Revisit old hobbies and relationships

If you love what you do, it’s all-too easy for it to consume your identity—especially if your career is de

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How to Figure Out Who You Are Outside of Work

There are many benefits to working remotely, such as setting your own schedule or working with teams across the globe. However, remote workers may also feel less engaged in a company's team and overarching culture when there is little in-person interaction. Without some external validation, it's easy to feel disconnected from your work. That's why it's important to ensure you celebrate your work accomplishments.

Celebrating your own wins

Celebrating doesn't have to be extravagant.<ul><li>When you complete a difficult task, enjoy a few moments away from your screen.</li><li>Set up lunches and coffee dates with colleagues and friends to celebrate each other's wins.</li><li>Find an accountability partner who can notice when you're showing signs of burnout.</li><li>Carve breaks into your day. It's easy to slip into an always-on mentality. Take breaks throughout the day so that you can come back fresh and ready to go.</li></ul>

Celebrate your accomplishments on a smaller scale

Every year, try to do something special to celebrate another year of successful remote work.  Keep the following in mind:<ul><li>Activities. Do you want a day at the spa? A weekend hike? A list will help you prioritize and plan.</li><li>Budget. Establish a spending cap. You could base it on a milestone, such as after getting a promotion or new client.</li><li>Time frame. How long do you want to be away?</li><li>Location. How long will it take to get there?</li><li>The number of travel companions. Do you want a group activity or go away solo?</li></ul>

Planning your own annual celebration

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Managing Remotely

Working from home can be great, but it can also feel lonely when you reach a big milestone.


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How to Figure Out Who You Are Outside of Work

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Read like a Pro.