Improving Your Productivity by Running More Effective Project Meetings

Stop me if this sounds familiar: The meeting neither starts on time nor are all the necessary members present when it does. One person dominates the conversation, while another clicks her pen furiously while staring blankly into middle-space. You’re there & attentive because a few of the agenda items impact your upcoming work — but you eyeball both the agenda and the clock, and wonder if it’ll even get that far before time runs out.

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5 Free Tools For Inspiring Creative Thinking Across Your Organization

It’s easy to get bogged down in silos at work, with each employee isolated, working on their specific deliverables. This can leave your employees feeling disengaged and disconnected from your company’s mission, and their unique part in activating it. One effective way for reigniting your employees’ passion around the corporate mission, while getting them reacquainted with their colleagues, is to host some form of structured creative thinking activity.

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Go Team! Top Tips for Virtual Team Building

When American football coaching legend Vince Lombardi described his philosophy on teamwork, he certainly knew what he was talking about. But he couldn’t have imagined that in the new millennium, people from all over the world would be able to collaborate without being in the same room!

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Spotlight on 4 Online Collaborative Communities

No matter what your interest is, there’s probably an online community for it. But random websites dedicated to your favorite topics can also be overwhelming, confusing and worst of all … colossal time-wasters. However, we found 4 innovative collaborative communities that you really need to check out.

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