Meetings are an inescapable and almost daily occurrence for most employees. Most of us cannot imagine work without them. However, many people complain that meetings can be time-wasters. In fact, 71 percent of senior managers surveyed across a variety of industries said they were unproductive and inefficient. However, meetings should be a tool used to strategize in order to advance company goals. So why are so many meetings missing the mark? The simple answer may be that we ha

In our previous blog we wrote that by also using goals, rather than just tasks, in job descriptions was more effective and useful for both employers and employees. (You can click here to read that blog.) As we discussed, by using goals in the job description, an employee gains an understanding of why they perform certain tasks and how it benefits the company as a whole. This not only translates into effective hiring, but also helps improve employee engagement. But there is an