Meeting Rabbit Skeptical and wary. Always skeptical of new ideas, possibly slowing down the flow of the meeting overall. The Meeting Rabbit is a meeting animal that tends to be overly skeptical of ideas that are presented during a … Continued
Meeting Crow The Meeting Crow is a multitasker, often not fully present at the meeting because they attempt to complete other tasks while at the meeting. Now let’s be honest. The Crow isn’t the only one who is guilty of … Continued
Minutes—who needs them? It turns out you do, if you want to keep an accurate record of board meetings and other important company gatherings. Unfortunately, too many companies relegate minute-taking to one person who’s willing to take the task … Continued
Meeting Baboon Critical of others’ ideas while presenting little to no substance themselves. The Baboon is a very critical meeting animal. They often have a good understand of what is expected out of any given meeting and often have … Continued
Meeting Hyena The jokester uses their charisma to actively derail the meeting. The Meeting Hyena is a meeting animal that has a motive to keep the meeting upbeat and fun. Although this intention means well, it can often be disruptive … Continued
Meeting Dodo Bird Aloof to the meeting. Inattentive and overall, mentally not present. The Meeting Dodo Bird, while physically present at the meetings, isn’t mentally there at all. The Dodo Bird doesn’t talk much in the meetings they attend, for … Continued
Meeting Jackass By far the easiest of the meeting animals to spot. The Jackass can be loud and obnoxious, or maybe they have a comment for every idea brought up at your meeting. Let’s take a minute to reign this … Continued
Collisions on the road can have deadly consequences. Verbal collisions in a meeting may not cause the same damage, but they can put a serious damper on your career prospects. Are these productivity boosters hurting your company? Here’s how to … Continued
Meeting Horse The Meeting Horse, or as many people might say, the work horse is the person in your meetings that jumps at the opportunity to spearhead a work assignment and works tirelessly to complete everything they can to contribute … Continued
One way to measure the effectiveness of your meetings is by how well you hold your team members accountable. What are your expectations after the meeting, and is your team meeting them? With meeting software, you can automate your team’s … Continued