139 articles on "meeting"

World Federation of Trade Unions Calls for April 1st Action

Unions affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) met in Lisbon in December to discuss the world financial crisis and advance a set of demands. The assembled WFTU affiliates set Wednesday, April 1, 2009 as an international date for wor...

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How Much Risk Is Too Much To Take?

How Much Risk Is Too Much To Take? by: Dave Carlson The ladder was braced against the railings going to the basement. I started climbing up. I had to get to the ceiling and this was my Rube Goldberg way of doing it without having to put up scaff...

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7 Myths That Make Meetings Miserable

7 Myths That Make Meetings Miserable by: Steve Kaye Myth 1: Executives belong in meetings. Although the demands of business cause executives to attend more meetings than other professionals, executives need to avoid meetings. Top management is r...

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George Washington University upgrades their gomembers’ software solution

[Herndon, VA] gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) is pleased to announce that The George Washington University (GWU: www.gwu.edu) has recently upgraded their gomembers’ software solution to include both membertrak/ce and etrak.“membertrak/...

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Ten Tips for Effective Meetings

Ten Tips for Effective Meetings by: Steve Kaye Here are ten things that you can do to hold more effective meetings. 1) Avoid meetings. Test the importance of a meeting by asking, "What happens without it?" If your answer is, "Nothing," then don&...

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The Homemaker’s Idea Company selects gomembers’ trak solutions

[Herndon, VA] gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) is proud to announce that The Homemaker’s Idea Company (THIC: http://www.homemakersidea.com has selected gomembers’ industry leading meetingtrak™ and etrak software solutions to manage it...

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Managing Monsters in Meetings - Part 7, Personal Attacks

Personal attacks hurt people, mar communication, and end creativity. If they become part of a meeting's culture, they drive the participants into making safe and perhaps useless contributions.Approach 1: Speak to the groupSet the stage for the g...

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Methodist Healthcare adds additional users to their gomembers’ meetingtrak solution

[Herndon, VA] gomembers, Inc. (http://www.gomembers.com) announced that Methodist Healthcare Continuing Medical Education (MHCME: http://www.methodistmd.org) has added an additional user to its gomembers’ meetingtrak/ce, a comprehensive meeting man...

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10 Tips for Successful Meetings

1. Ask yourself if a meeting is really necessary. Often the same things can be accomplished via phone, e-mail, etc. Use your office technology to its fullest potential. 2. Pick a leader. If it's not you, pick someone to lead the meeting. Somebod...

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Why Would Anyone Hold a Bad Meeting

Pssst, want a stock tip that will make you rich? Okay, here it is: phone a public corporation and ask to speak with the CEO.If a secretary tells you that the CEO expects to be busy in meetings for the next six hundred years, call your broker and sell...

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