Technology in Meetings

Today’s post is more of a question than a comment.  How do you use technology in meetings?  More specifically, how do you use personal devices (Blackberries, I-Phones, laptop computers, etc.) in meetings?  My students tell me they are “taking notes” as they use their laptops to check email and facebook.  A colleague of mine at [...]

Assumptions

We all make assumptions.  They undergird everything we say and do.  We drive when the light turns green because we assume that everyone at the cross street will stop for a red light.  We get to work on time because we assume that we will be punished for being late.  Or we show up late [...]

Listen to the People around You

I feel like I’ve been gone forever.  Between conferences and vacations, it’s been a while since I was able to blog, but it’s great to be back.
This may not seem relevant at first, but I promise there’s a great connection to how you communicate at work.  One of the conferences that I attended in the [...]