by Rajeev Dewan | Jul 6, 2019 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
Whether it be with an employer, employee, spouse or friend, every person on this earth has had at least 1 unproductive conversation. Reflect on a significant unproductive conversation you’ve had and what made it unproductive. For most of us, that unproductive...
by Rajeev Dewan | Jun 20, 2016 | Leadership @ Work, Life Leadership, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
H O L D I N G B A C K ! This can take several forms including: Not saying what you are thinking Not sharing how you are feeling Not disclosing what’s got you concerned or upset Not raising the elephants that need to be raised Putting up with frustration in...
by Rajeev Dewan | Apr 30, 2016 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
I love the simplicity and power of formulae. And having worked with several hundred teams, observing patterns, I have identified a simple but powerful formula that goes a long way to explain why some teams are...
by Rajeev Dewan | Mar 13, 2016 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
Meetings are necessary to facilitate collaboration and create greater outcomes. Yet, most meetings fail to deliver the desired return on investment, thereby leaving the attendees disappointed and often bored and disillusioned! To drive better meetings, I suggest...
by Rajeev Dewan | Sep 5, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
Many discussions in team meetings and off-sites start off poorly because the person leading or facilitating the discussion doesn’t do a great job in setting up the discussion for success. Because the set-up is weak, people are often unclear and/or confused and/or...
by Rajeev Dewan | Aug 24, 2014 | Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
Meetings consume a big part of our lives at work. However, a vast majority of meetings fail to deliver an acceptable return on the time and energy that gets invested. Why is this so? I believe there are 3 contributing factors: 1. Poor quality of CHAIRING 2....
