There are two questions we hear frequently from principals and teachers when we visit schools. Those questions are: Principals: “What should I cover at today’s staff meeting?” Teachers: “I wonder what ...

Mastering the art of setting a meeting agenda is a critical skill that can dramatically improve the efficiency and outcome of your meetings, particularly in high-stakes environments where time is ...

From start to finish, there is a format you can follow when holding staff meetings that will ensure you start off strong and end in the best place possible. Leading productive meetings can have great ...

We’ve all been in meetings where participants are unprepared, people veer off track, and the topics discussed are a waste of the team’s time. These problems — and others like them — stem from poor ...

It’s not uncommon to hear the phrase, “Well, that could’ve been an email,” when leaving a meeting the attendees considered to be a waste of time. Whether it’s because the discussion fell off track or ...

The heart of every club or organization can be found during its meetings. Meetings can range from a lighthearted, informational gathering of general members to a heated decision making session for ...

When the EdWeek Research Center polled teachers earlier this year on when in their jobs they would like to spend less time, the top answer was meetings, with 33 percent of respondents longing for less ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Read advice pieces about ensuring your meetings are as productive as possible and you’ll immediately learn that agendas are all-important ...

Organizations spend roughly 15 percent of their time in meetings—and 71 percent of those meetings are considered unproductive. Inspired by the opening chapter of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel, Alice's ...

The white sand beaches of Pinellas County lure people from around the country to relocate, retire or visit throughout the year. But the easy-going vibe didn’t extend to county government. Workers were ...