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Making Team Meetings Worthwhile

The Center For Leadership Studies

A great guide for who should be in the meeting is a RACI chart: Who is responsible for actions on the topic, initiative or project? This could include several necessary SMEs or managers of team members. The team or project leader can keep people focused, aligned and productive between meetings with one top-of-mind list for all.

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Four Do’s and Don’ts for Leading Remote Teams

The Center For Leadership Studies

Plenty of research confirms that engagement, productivity and innovation all decline quickly when people don’t step away to enjoy personal pursuits like rest, family and hobbies. For each item, use a RACI chart to identify who will be responsible, accountable, consulted and informed. Do clearly explain expectations.

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How to Keep Team Meetings on Track

The Center For Leadership Studies

Bring fresh eyes to these proven strategies, as well as some new and innovative solutions, to keep your meetings on track and optimally productive. Follow the “Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed (RACI)” chart. Start by stating the purpose and desired outcomes of the meeting. Alignment brings focus.

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Organizational Performance Measures – Time Matters

Strategy Driven

Because individuals tend to act in a manner that is positively reflected by measures documenting their performance, this time dependence tends to place intended and unintended productivity pressure on those monitored. Organizational Performance Measures Best Practice 23 – RACI Matrix. Intended Impacts.

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How the Big Data Explosion Has Changed Decision Making

Harvard Business Review

By far the best and most useful approach for managing those tensions is Michael Jensen’s path-breaking work in decision rights a quarter-century ago. The RACI framework offers an excellent real-world instantiation of Jensen’s decision rights approach: Responsible. That transformed the RACI decision rights template.

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Manage The Challenges of Working In a Matrix

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Old school hierarchical thinking will create a misaligned organization with low morale and low productivity. Conflict between line managers and functional managers erupts around prioritizing projects and allocating resources. Create a RACI chart. Power and control need to be viewed differently.

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Employers Checking Social Media

Career Advancement

Weed through your old photos and remove anything too racy or inappropriate on social media. These time traps can make you look like you have major anger management issues, and they’re rarely productive. If perception management (and your social media image) is important to you, hire leadership coach Joel Garfinkle.

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