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- Group Decision Making That Works |At the Whiteboard
- Making decisions within a group can be a long and complicated process. Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, suggests that no matter what method you go with, you institute a "Disagree and Commit" contract with each member. This means each person will support the decision no matter what, but will...
- Videos 2009-03-10
- Saying No without Saying No |At the Whiteboard
- By writing down your VSOs Verbalized Summary Objectives, Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, says you can deflect many requests before they even get to you. Your VSOs should include what you're doing, how much of your resources are being devoted to it, and what your intended results will be.
- Videos 2009-02-23
- Manage the People Managing You |At the Whiteboard
- Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, says in order to manage your "Role Set"--the people who set expectations with you and those who take up most of your time--you need to build trust. He explains that by using the ICE model—identify, connect, and explain— they will see you as...
- Videos 2009-03-12
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- Big Energy at the Table
- If you were in the oil and gas business, it was a meeting that dreams were made of. Nine days before George W. Bush was inaugurated, energy lobbyists gathered at the American Petroleum Institute's offices in downtown Washington. Their agenda: to write a wish list. One participant remembers it fondly....
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- Setting SMART Goals |At the Whiteboard
- Ed Muzio, President & CEO of Group Harmonics, says that by setting SMART goals—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based—you can avoid a lot of frustration. Managers who follow these steps increase the chances of an employee completing a task successfully and decrease the amount of time it takes to meet...
- Videos 2009-01-16
- Whiteboard Video: The B2B Marketing Challenge
- Whiteboard Video: The B2B Marketing ChallengeBasic, but the start of good strategyOne thing to add to this is the addition of the audience framework for communicating within this funnel.At our agency, Schermer Kuehl, we organize by a process we've named Streamlined Messaging. By Streamlining, you can organize the first part...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- How Barclays Conquered The World
- One of the first things you notice about Barclays Global Investors BGI is the magic markers. Brightly colored four-packs seem to be affixed to every glass wall and whiteboard at the renowned quant shop. They are a testament to the penchant of executive One of the first things you notice...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- How Barclays Conquered The World.
- One of the first things you notice about Barclays Global Investors BGI is the magic markers. Brightly colored four-packs seem to be affixed to every glass wall and whiteboard at the renowned quant shop. They are a testament to the penchant of execu One of the...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Taming the Flow of Ideas
- Mind mapping is wonderful, but I find that ideas often flow well before they're ready to be meaningfully dissected. Unless they are managed properly, ideas can be disruptive to productivity and focus. I've talked before about the danger of pursuing too many ideas at...
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Make a Wall-Size Whiteboard on the Cheap
- Make a Wall-Size Whiteboard on the CheapIt worksThis great idea works! Think also about a piece of plastic guttering down at the bottom to catch the 'marker dust' and hold the erasers and markers. Believe me, 'marker dust' is nasty to clean up off the floor!TCH
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- The Art of Feigning Intelligence (or Stupidity) to Avoid Work
- While many managers strive to increase their productivity and effectiveness, there is also a group that has simply grown adept at avoiding work at all costs. Two recent articles highlight different approaches that both accomplish the same goal. But make no mistake -- there is an art (and some hard...
- Blog posts 2007-04-20
- S.H.O.W.M.E.: spear-heading online work in mathematics education. (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; fledgling Distance Learning program)(VisualTek Solutions' Rendevous, Microsoft's Netshow) (Product Information)
- Two Internet courses offered in the spring semester 1998 initiated the Distance Learning program of the mathematics department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Presentations done on surfaces looking like chalkboards and accompanied by instructors' voice representations were deemed essential aspects of the online instruction. VisualTek Solutions' Rendezvous...
- Research articles 1998-05-01
- Making the Most of Virtual Meetings
- Virtual meetings are becoming increasingly popular as businesses go global. They can be held using a variety of technologies, and allow people who might never have the chance to meet in person to come together to share their views and concerns, make plans, and arrive at important decisions. They save...
- Articles 2007-10-03
- Shiny New Features on BNET!
- This week, you may notice a few changes here at BNET. We're very pleased to introduce our latest offering: BNET Video. We've also updated the design of our home page to help you find the newest and most useful content on the site. We've added handy links to our Tools...
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Fidelity Makes the Case Against the 401(k)
- Fidelity just released its quarterly analysis of accounts in the 17,500 401k plans it administers. The nation's number one administrator and manager of 401k assets reports that the balance in its average account rose 13.5% to $53,900--a nice jump. Then, in an odd follow-up feature, it listed what its analysts...
- Blog posts 2009-08-14
- When the Going Gets Tough, Get Weird
- I recently posted a snide set of remarks on a hotselling iPhone application called iFart, which got me dunned for being juvenile myself. So, in an effort to redeem myself, I post this interview, in which Etan Horowitz of the Orlando Sentinel interviews Joel Comm, developer of...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Will Tech CEOs Retool Their Businesses in the Recession?
- Technology CEOs worth their paychecks are going to use this economic downturn to revamp business models and position for the so-called post recession era. It sounds rather obvious, but why don’t all CEOs follow this playbook? We’ve heard the mantra repeatedly: Reload in a downturn. And a...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- How to Run an Effective Meeting
- Have you ever sat though a pointless meeting and calculated just how much money was being wasted as a dozen well-paid professionals zoned out around a deathly boring conference table? Make Every Meeting Matter — or Don't Meet at All Goal:...
- Articles 2007-04-09
- Make a Wall-Size Whiteboard on the Cheap
- Whiteboards are undeniably handy to have on the wall, but they cost a small fortune. Even one that measures just 3x4 feet can run hundreds of dollars. Blogger Chris Metcalf writes about his experience with a dirt-cheap alternative: The same material that they make most commercial whiteboards out of...
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- 10 Cool PDF Tricks
- Ah, the venerable PDF -- where would we be without it? Last week I told you about three programs for viewing PDF files; now it's time to learn some nifty PDF tricks. My old cohorts at Lifehacker have wrangled up 10 of them, including making your own notepaper, password-protecting your...
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
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