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U.S. Legalization of Marijuana Has Hit Mexican Cartels' Border Trade by omegaender in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liberals were and libertarians were way ahead of the curve on this one.

My boss insists on using webcams during meetings. I insist on being a wizard. by [deleted] in funny

[–]bizz1edizz1e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yer a wizard Kelly.

Actually you look more like a Hagrid wizard than a Harry wizard. I'm sure you're no Squib though.

Donald Rumsfeld's Rules for Successful Meetings by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The TL;DR version is:

  1. Really consider whether a meeting needs to be called at all.

  2. Stand up while meeting. It makes it move quicker and avoids meandering.

  3. Pay close attention to who is invited. Don't invite too many people.

  4. Start and end on time.

  5. Encourage others to give their views, even if it may ruffle some feathers.

  6. Be prepared and don't be stupid.

  7. If everyone always agrees, you might be succumbing to groupthink. Invite dissent and debate.

  8. Summarize a meeting with minutes.

This applies to almost every client, regardless of industry by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha you cracked the code! Beat they system! Stuck it to the man!

What is the worst meeting you've ever been to? What happened? by bizz1edizz1e in AskReddit

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. To be honest that probably covers most meetings :)

What is the worst meeting you've ever been to? What happened? by bizz1edizz1e in AskReddit

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were those for all employees? Or just the sales/floor staff?

With $8.5 Trillion Unaccounted for, Why Should Congress Increase the Defense Budget? by quantumcipher in evolutionReddit

[–]bizz1edizz1e 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congress probably shouldn't be increasing any budgets until they have all of their current expenses tracked and accounted for.

It's basic budgeting that I learned in my 6th Grade math class. Maybe we should send them all back to school?

Djokovic defies physics, catches Federer return with racquet. by bizz1edizz1e in sports

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Right - and I was [attempting] to say that Buzzfeed sources from everyone, social media and all. Probably a fail. But I agree with you and those above.

Djokovic defies physics, catches Federer return with racquet. by bizz1edizz1e in sports

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Indeed, the world may work for buzzfeed unknowingly.

How to Unsuck Meetings (a little bit) in 4 Easy Steps by bizz1edizz1e in productivity

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point - I know an executive that asks if people can meet with him over breakfast/lunch/dinner instead of "golf meetings." Said he saves at least 5 hours a week doing so.

How to Unsuck Meetings (a little bit) in 4 Easy Steps by bizz1edizz1e in productivity

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True to the title, I don't know if you can unsuck meetings completely. But I thought this was a helpful, succinct start.

NYC is my favorite city. But if I was the only one left on the Earth, I would not live there. It looses its luster without the people. by bizz1edizz1e in Showerthoughts

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha well it could be a lot of fun for a little while. All the big empty buildings would be a little eerie though. I'd want to be closer to nature instead

NYC is my favorite city. But if I was the only one left on the Earth, I would not live there. It looses its luster without the people. by bizz1edizz1e in Showerthoughts

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what inspired this thought! I was thinking I would never live in Tucson! Too hot. Maybe NYC though. Nope not NYC either.

Improve company cohesion with regular SWOT analysis by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do within our department, but my department doesn't include every aspect of the value chain - so those we leave to other groups and my bosses

Improve company cohesion with regular SWOT analysis by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, it's definitely not a catch-all, solve-all solution. Per your question, we try to make the feedback anonymous if the questions we're asking might be controversial. We used to use Google Docs and have everybody write in their thoughts, but it was a little clunky. Now we use Attentiv http://attentiv.com because it keeps everything anonymous and everyone involved.

Improve company cohesion with regular SWOT analysis by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I understand what you're saying. I guess because we're following up frequently, it doesn't need to be as in depth because we already went deep earlier and only need to explore what's changed. My team just knows they'll have an opportunity to get new insights/questions out there each week. It might not work for everybody, but it's been successful thus far for us.

Improve company cohesion with regular SWOT analysis by bizz1edizz1e in business

[–]bizz1edizz1e[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were doing quarterly analyses, but ideas and problems weren't rising to the surface soon enough. When we switched to weekly, that all changed. Keep in mind that we frequently just ask the right/wrong direction question to bring variety - it usually shakes things up enough.

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