Use Drama to Keep Employees Engaged in Meetings

Use Drama to Keep Employees Engaged in Meetings

Do you find that your employees are bored during team meetings? How can you keep employees engaged and participating during meetings? According to Patrick Lencioni’s book Death by Meeting, one of the best ways to keep your employees engaged in meetings is to add drama. Just like a good movie, meetings should have a hook to draw employees in, a conflict between characters (different employee opinions), and a resolution. Keep reading to learn how you can keep your employees engaged during meetings.

Scaling Your Business: Not Everybody Makes the Cut

Scaling Your Business: Not Everybody Makes the Cut

Is your business growing but you’re keeping the same managers? How could this be holding you back? Why does scaling your business mean you may need to replace once-valuable team members? Managing a 5-person team is very different from running a 100-person global sales force. Whenever your company scales, you should be reevaluating your employees. It may be difficult to replace somebody who has done a great job in the past, but you owe it to your company to find the best person for each job. Keep reading to learn what changes you should make when scaling your business.

Are You Addicted to Distraction?

Are You Addicted to Distraction?

If deep work is so valuable, why don’t we do it more often? How did we become addicted to distraction in the workplace? There are three major distractions that workers face daily: open offices, instant communication, and social media. These distractions are ubiquitous in the corporate setting and are often even supported by companies. Keep reading to learn more about how the distraction addiction is preventing deep work.

Soccer With the Auschwitz Guards: Lose or Die

Soccer With the Auschwitz Guards: Lose or Die

What does Lale do when he’s tasked with putting together a soccer team to face the Auschwitz guards? What horrific job is he given the next day? What news does Gita get from home? In The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Lale is instructed to put together a soccer team to play against the Auschwitz guards. The team knows that if they embarrass the guards, they won’t survive. They must put on a good show. Continue reading about the soccer match with the Auschwitz guards.

Patrick Lencioni Quotes From Death by Meeting

A 7-Step Guide to Better Team Decision Making

What are the best Patrick Lencioni quotes from Death by Meting? How can Lencioni’s fable help you improve the structure and productivity of your work meetings? Death by Meeting is a business fable about a CEO named Casey. Casey’s company was just acquired and he was told that if he didn’t improve his meetings, he could be replaced. With the help of his assistant Will, Casey learns how to run meetings that are engaging, provocative, and well-structured. Continue reading for Patrick Lencioni quotes from Death by Meeting.

Should You Adopt Inflated Job Titles?

Should You Adopt Inflated Job Titles?

What are the benefits of giving inflated job titles to your employees? Should you use deflated job titles instead? As your company grows, deciding on job titles will become important. Inflating job titles is one way to attract talent to your company. On the other hand, deflating job titles gives new employees the chance to recalibrate when they join you. Continue reading for more information about inflated and deflated job titles.

Misdiagnosed Appendicitis: The Colton Burpo Story

Misdiagnosed Appendicitis: The Colton Burpo Story

Why did Colton visit Heaven? What is the beginning of the Colton Burpo story? What was Colton’s death-experience? In Pastor Todd Burpo’s book Heaven Is for Real, he shares the events that happened to his son, Colton, that led to his visit to Heaven. Colton wasn’t even four-years-old when he fell seriously ill. The doctors didn’t think he was going to survive. This is Colton Burpo’s story of misdiagnosed appendicitis. Keep reading for the Colton Burpo story.

Survival in Auschwitz: Lale’s Scrape with Death

Survival in Auschwitz: Lale’s Scrape with Death

What happened after Lale’s smuggling business in Auschwitz was discovered? How did Lale manage survival in the Auschwitz punishment block? Did he give up his smuggling for good after the close call? Survival in Auschwitz was no small feat in Morris’ historical fiction novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Lale thought he had a good smuggling business going until one day his stash was discovered. He somehow managed to survive thanks to his inside connections. Keep reading to learn about Lale’s survival in Auschwitz.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Jakub Saves Lale

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Jakub Saves Lale

Who is Jakub in The Tattooist of Auschwitz? How does Jakub’s act of defiance save Lale and the women? In The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Jakub is a large, strong man who Lale snuck food to. Jakub is tasked with torturing names out of Lale but only fakes the torture because he doesn’t want more innocent people to get hurt on his account. Continue on for The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Jakub and Lale’s encounter.