Those who work in the A/E/C space know about about the postmortem (or debrief): a glum meeting where the pursuit team attempts to hash out the reasons we didn't win a project. When the client is willing, we get to actually have the meeting with the client and quiz them on our failure. (As useful … Continue reading The benefits of conducting “premortems” for new business pursuits
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Can you combat social loafing in large meetings?
While certain academic terms frustrate me to no end with their inscrutability—say, social anthropology's "synchronic analysis" (meaning no more than the analysis of the present, rather than the historical)—others delight with their clear identifications. One of those is social loafing. The first time I encountered this term, I knew exactly what it was referring to. … Continue reading Can you combat social loafing in large meetings?
Evidence-based ways to make our meetings better
You want to make your meetings better? First, stop reading those repetitive Business Insider listicles by anonymous, uncredentialed writers, and pick up a book by Steven G. Rogelberg. The book—excuse its over-excited title—is The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance. A nifty overview of Rogelberg's work, this book … Continue reading Evidence-based ways to make our meetings better
The (selfish) reason to turn your camera on in virtual meetings
Let me begin by saying that while there are plenty of good reasons for turning your camera on—providing an additional communicative layer with gestures and expressions, bonding with your colleagues and collaborators, and driving yourself to engage (and not multitask), among others—I am going to focus on a more selfish reason you might do it: … Continue reading The (selfish) reason to turn your camera on in virtual meetings
Taylor Coe 