As the former CEO of five ventures and board member of dozens of others, Naeem Zafar has sat in his fair share of meetings. Zafar, a CEO coach who teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at the ...

We’ve all been in meetings where participants are unprepared, people veer off-track, and the topics discussed are a waste of the team’s time. These problems—and others like them—stem from poor agenda ...

Meetings can be dynamic gatherings where innovative ideas are born. They can also quickly incite tempers, as participants walk away feeling like they've wasted time and accomplished nothing. As a ...

Meeting minutes aren't just a cheat sheet of what was said at last week's staff meeting. Minutes may be formal legal documents that represent the official action of a company's board of directors or a ...

As CPAs, our greatest value comes from working directly with clients. Every minute counts. As discussed in my earlier articles in this series, you need to own the meeting process and know the two most ...

“My board started doing this a year ago, and we will NEVER go back to running meetings the old way.” “I love it. Our meetings are much more efficient now.” “I’m definitely going to bring this up to my ...

Time is our most precious asset, yet many don’t know how to manage or value it. The workplace demands that we multi-task; employees lose focus and become disorganized, making it difficult to make good ...

The board of the new regional entity formerly known as the Birmingham Water Works quickly took shape and is preparing to go DOGE on its predecessor’s financial moves. The agenda for its initial ...