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Make it simple

Venture Prose • 519 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
💼 Business Efficiency Productivity Simplicity Meetings
  1. Efficiency comes from making every minute more valuable, intentional, and concrete.
  2. Being intentional about how you spend time, both in quantity and quality, can make you more present and purposeful.
  3. Simplicity is key - from making a good first impression in 1 minute to keeping meetings concise and effective.

A Test of Trouble

Timeless & Timely • 275 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
📚 Literature Time Philosophy Work Meetings
  1. Time is perceived as a great healer, but it is our actions that truly heal us.
  2. The traditional work schedule is changing, with concepts like the four-day workweek gaining traction.
  3. Productivity is not necessarily tied to synchronous communication like meetings; asynchronous work is becoming more common.

Are culture change programs really destined to fail?

Make Work Better • 98 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
💼 Business Culture Employee Experience Remote work Insider trading Meetings
  1. The belief that 70% of culture change programs fail is not supported by valid evidence, so there is hope to succeed with your own initiative.
  2. Deutsche Bank implemented a unique policy to ban Fridays at home followed by Mondays due to concerns about office efficiency.
  3. Culture within a workplace starts with the people and their behaviors, and sometimes addressing cultural issues may involve removing individuals who do not align with the desired culture.
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Far From Me

The Weasel Speaks • 117 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24
💼 Business Remote work Meetings Collaboration
  1. Remote work changes the nature of work and priorities, leading to valuable outcomes.
  2. The pandemic shifted organizations to remote work, increasing productivity with location-neutral setups.
  3. Managing remote teams requires different strategies and a focus on communication and collaboration.

Transforming Meetings & Management, The New Bit Set By Apple For The Immersive Era, & The Great Refactor Of Creativity

Implications, by Scott Belsky • 373 implied HN points • 06 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Meetings Management AI Immersive experiences Creativity
  1. Meetings and management will be reimagined with AI-driven efficiency and productivity, creating 'intelligent organizations'.
  2. Apple's VisionOS sets a new standard for immersive experiences with gestures, virtual representation, and advanced technology.
  3. Generative AI technology will revolutionize creativity by reducing mundane tasks, shifting processes, increasing possibilities, and making tools more accessible for all.

Is Your AI Plan Just Paving the Cow Paths?

The Digital Leader Newsletter -- By John Rossman • 255 implied HN points • 16 Jun 23
💼 Business Innovation Strategy Technology Leadership Meetings
  1. Don't just automate existing processes with AI, redesign them completely for better outcomes and efficiency
  2. Prioritize rationalizing work processes before integrating and automating with technology
  3. Ensure AI implementations consider scaling, standardization, and design of new workflows for effective results

OpenAI's $$$ Peace Offering..

aidaily • 19 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Plagiarism Meetings
  1. OpenAI is offering money to publishers like the New York Times to use their news content for AI bots.
  2. Bill Ackman suggests using AI to detect plagiarism at top universities like MIT and Harvard.
  3. Figma introduces AI tools to improve meetings, providing creative suggestions and enhancing productivity.

How I use AI in my daily life (Part 1)

Year 2049 • 4 implied HN points • 23 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Tools Meetings Content creation
  1. New AI tools are constantly emerging, making it challenging to keep up with all of them
  2. Tools like Readwise, Otter.ai, and Notion AI have been valuable in saving time and enhancing productivity in daily tasks
  3. Unique features in these tools, like AI summarization, transcription capabilities, and enhanced content creation options, provide practical benefits for personal and professional use

Chinese, U.S. Readouts of Qin-Blinken meeting in Beijing

Pekingnology • 60 implied HN points • 18 Jun 23
🌍 World Politics Diplomacy China United States Relations Meetings
  1. The meeting between Chinese and U.S. officials in Beijing emphasized the importance of open communication to stabilize their relationship.
  2. China highlighted the need for the U.S. to respect its core interests, especially regarding the Taiwan issue.
  3. Both sides agreed to continue high-level exchanges, maintain dialogue, and work towards stabilizing China-U.S. relations.

Guide to leading meetings as a software engineer

High Growth Engineer • 1 HN point • 25 Feb 24
💼 Business Meetings Leadership Software Engineering Communication Organization
  1. Meetings can be a pain due to unclear objectives, wrong attendees, and lack of follow-through.
  2. To lead successful meetings, focus on inviting the right people, ensuring they know their role, and what they need to prepare.
  3. Document important points, highlight action items, and ensure active participation to drive meeting success.

Tippets #182

Tippets by Taps • 10 implied HN points • 15 Jul 23
💼 Business Meetings Personal Growth Economy Social relationships
  1. Shopify uses a cost calculator to measure meeting expenses and try to reduce unnecessary ones.
  2. Doing hard things is important as it proves your ability to tackle challenges and boosts self-esteem.
  3. People with secure attachment traits tend to be better at making and keeping friends, and also have better mental health and overall well-being.

Tiered Availability Review

software + caffeine = blog • 1 HN point • 17 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Operations Metrics Meetings Executives
  1. Having regular forums within your engineering organization is crucial for driving accountability for availability.
  2. Different levels of availability reviews cater to specific audiences and purposes, from individual engineering teams to executives.
  3. Building momentum for these forums requires buy-in from engineering teams, executives, and directors, and it's essential for sustaining the process.

How To Run Great Board Meetings

Venture Prose • 19 implied HN points • 28 Jan 17
💼 Business Management Meetings Startups Entrepreneurship Strategy
  1. It's crucial for board meetings to have relevant, accurate, and well-mastered information and data to facilitate effective discussions and decision-making.
  2. Board meetings should not just be casual check-ins, but rather off-site retreats emphasizing past, present, and future strategic matters and decisions.
  3. Founders should send board packs in advance, encourage preliminary quality work from all attendees, and set a pattern of understanding to ensure productive and efficient board meetings.

Running Post-Mortems

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 23
🕹 Technology Development Meetings Incidents Moderation
  1. Post-mortems are crucial for teams to learn from failure and improve systems.
  2. Scheduling recurring post-mortem meetings helps in consistent learning and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  3. Selecting a capable moderator and presenter, preparing for the meeting, facilitating discussions, and following up on action items are key responsibilities for successful post-mortems.

#2: Should you be in this meeting?

Become a Senior Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 27 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Meetings Productivity Communication Leadership Software Development
  1. Meetings can be time-consuming, impacting an engineer's core work. Attend only the valuable ones to maximize time and productivity.
  2. Make sure your presence in a meeting is worthwhile by aiming to learn something, teach something, or make a decision.
  3. It's okay to decline a meeting if it doesn't align with your priorities or if you don't see its value. Don't attend out of obligation.

Meeting Free Days 📅

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 16 Feb 22
💼 Business Productivity Leadership Meetings Remote work
  1. Setting aside meeting-free days can help create mental space for exploration and focus.
  2. Consider important factors when implementing meeting-free days such as timing, participants, and impact on essential meetings.
  3. Simply having meeting-free days may not solve the root cause of excessive meetings, so it's essential to address the reasons behind meeting overload.

Let's Sync On Async Meetings 🤝

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 18 May 21
🕹 Technology Communication Collaboration Productivity Meetings
  1. Acape.la is a new async meetings tool that allows participants to contribute at their convenience using various forms of messaging.
  2. Having control over when and how you participate in conversations leads to increased productivity, like carving out uninterrupted time for deep work.
  3. Embracing asynchronous communication for meetings challenges traditional approaches and prompts consideration of other collaboration tools like email and chat for more efficient communication.

Facilitation Q&A

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 20 Oct 20
🚌 Education Facilitation Meetings Leaders Communication Development
  1. Facilitation Week is a time for facilitators to celebrate and promote their craft worldwide.
  2. When dealing with quiet individuals in meetings, it's important to consider their value in listening, the source of their fear, and if there are tools to help them feel safer.
  3. Changing old school meeting cultures of large meetings and decisions by committee requires resetting the culture to one of clear accountability, having well-paced meetings with accountable facilitators, and clearly assigning decision accountability before discussions.

Freshen Up Your Meetings - Virtual Lean Coffee ☕

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jul 20
💼 Business Meetings
  1. Virtual meetings can be made more effective by using a structured and democratic discussion format like Lean Coffee.
  2. A structured meeting format can help teams focus discussions, make deliberate choices on time allocation, and keep conversations relevant.
  3. Implementing a timer can ensure discussions remain concise, preventing irrelevant digressions and prompting self-awareness.

Record items to build routines

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 11 Nov 19
🕹 Technology Productivity Apps Meetings Readings
  1. Recording meetings & readings can help build routines and sustainable habits.
  2. Automatically saving recordings of meetings and readings can help in managing tasks efficiently, reducing backlogs.
  3. Additional tips like using Google Calendar for default app, saving tweets in Pocket, and setting Kindle app on home screen can enhance productivity in managing meetings & readings.

Best Practices for Board Meetings

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 18 Sep 18
💼 Business Management Meetings Accountability Leadership Growth
  1. Founders should send a pre-read to investors before board meetings for discussion and to focus on the most challenging topics on the meeting day.
  2. The board meeting dynamic is crucial and should be led effectively by the chairman or CEO.
  3. After board meetings, debriefing, aligning on conclusions, priorities, and providing clear feedback to founders are essential for driving actionable outcomes and improving meeting effectiveness.

Get back precious time spent on useless meetings ⏰

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jan 21
💼 Business Meetings Time management Productivity Training
  1. Reduce unnecessary meetings by declaring a meeting moratorium for a week to provide time for emails, documents, and thinking.
  2. Ensure meetings have clear purposes and success criteria to avoid wasted time and aimless discussions.
  3. Avoid meetings that could have been emails by considering simpler, more efficient communication methods.