BD Best Practice: Send A Meeting Agenda

by Scott

Meetings can be a colossal waste of time especially in a field that harbors speculative conversations like Business Development.

 

When appropriate, one practice I use to maximize meeting efficiency is to email the meeting attendee(s) an agenda 2-3 hours prior to the meeting. These emails typically contain the meeting objective, an outline of what will be discussed, and any questions that I know that I’ll be asking. An example might look like this:

Subject: Meeting Agenda For Today’s Call

Hi Scott,

I just wanted to send you an agenda prior to our 2pm call so that your team has an idea of what to expect.

The goal of this call is to see whether your team is ready to implement our solution within the next …
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Conserving Energy and Why I Have A Pushup Alarm Clock

by Scott

This post originally appeared on LessDoing, a project of Ari Meisel, an entrepreneur and productivity geek who decided to share his knowledge of and experiments in efficiency. Ari is an Achievement Architect, helping individuals become more effective at everything.

At SinglePlatform we do pushups on the hour every hour. I love this practice and the benefits extend beyond just making us barrel-chested.

          

The trigger for my pushups each hour is an alarm clock I’ve installed on my desktop. When the clock strikes 12, a window pops up notifying me its time to drop and give me 20 (actually 34 this week!)

          

Though practically simple, the pushup alarm clock exemplifies a broader approach …
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