Tag: Meetings

DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is a powerful psychedelic substance found in various plants and animals, including certain species of mushrooms, ayahuasca vine, and toads. It can also be synthesized in a laboratory. DMT is known for its ability to induce profound and intense visionary experiences, often...

What are Silent Meetings? “Silent Meetings” are meetings where most of the time is spent working and not talking. When done correctly most of the meeting is spent silently working together. Is it 100% silent? Not really… A rule of thumb is a silent meeting is where more than...

Certain phrases, when uttered into the void of a Calendar invitation, have very specific meanings to designers. For example, if you wake a lead designer up before 8am for a Design Review, our expectation is that we’ll be leading a call where the work to date is packaged up and pre...

Every high-performance organization adopts a strict and coordinated management system and customs for operational excellence. In order to achieve effective executive meetings, you’re going to need a handful of things to prepare, orchestrate, and follow up on. These meetings are important as...

Scrum ceremonies are important elements of the agile software delivery process. They are not just meetings for the sake of having meetings. Rather, these ceremonies provide the framework for teams to get work done in a structured manner, help to set expectations, empower the team to collaborate effe...

Over the last few years, I’ve taken part in almost 2,000 meetings. Not all of them are at the same level. Here is what I have observed and the 9 best practices you need to make your meetings effective. Research has found the average professional spends a third of his time in meetings. Th...

Last January, Shopify deleted all recurring meetings with more than 3 people. According to the story on CNN Business, “Slashing meetings could help make the company more efficient while also potentially boosting morale for some workers.” An exciting initiative with a bold tacti...

It seems like meetings have taken over the driver’s seat when it comes to shaping my work and intentions. I’ve been pondering whether I really have a decent level of control over my own job when my entire week seems to be swallowed up by meetings. It’s like meetings have become ...