Today, Mark and I finish up our series on running your staff meeting. If you haven't listened to

We've alluded to it, we've talked about it, but we've never until now shared our recommendation for one of the few mandatory meetings we recommend: The Effective Manager's Weekly Staff Meeting. We believe that a "Weekly Staff" and weekly One on Ones are the core of running a team of directs. It's one thing to meet with everyone individually, but Effective Managers know that there is a need for a socializing structure for the team as a unit.

In this cast we wrap-up our conversation on effective meetings, as well as answer some listener questions on meetings, One-on-Ones, and feedback.

How to do you feel about most of the meetings you attend? Are they productive, or generally considered a waste of time? Do you attend too many meetings? How do others value the meetings

How to do you feel about most of the meetings you attend? Are they productive, or generally considered a waste of time? Do you attend too many meetings? How do others value the meetings

In today's fast and flat world, ideas are becoming critical competitive advantages. Managers - and many others - need to be good at getting the most and best ideas from themselves and their teams.

In today's fast and flat world, ideas are becoming critical competitive advantages. Managers - and many others - need to be good at getting the most and best ideas from themselves and their teams.

This guidance discusses how to manage those directs whom you didn't hire and who have a history of poor performance.

This guidance discusses how to manage those directs whom you didn't hire and who have a history of poor performance.

This cast addresses how to manage a high performer who is arrogant or dismissive of others.