Meetings Suck! | Cameron Herold with Joe Polish on 10xTalk | Episode 88

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08/24/16 • 79 min

In this episode Joe Polish interviews Cameron Herold, author of Meetings Suck, the founder of the COO Alliance and the man behind 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Unlike a lot of his modern contemporaries, Cameron believes that meetings aren’t just important, they’re integral to the success of any company, in any industry. Meetings only lose their value when they’re not properly executed. During today’s interview, listen as Joe and Cameron discuss the readily repeatable formula to the successful meeting. A formula that can be used to get people, money, and ideas optimally aligned for maximum benefit.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Cameron in this episode:

Why Cameron wrote his book "Meetings Suck: Turning One Of The Most Loathed Elements Of Business Into One Of The Most Valuable"
Good Meeting, Bad Meeting: 8 easy to spot differences between good and bad meetings
The perfect time of day to run meetings is _____ a.m. and _____ p.m. Here's why...
World Class Meetings 101: Strategies for running meetings as great as some of the best companies in the world like General Electric, Starbucks, and more...
The "5 Minute Buffer" rule that makes every meeting more functional
Cameron lays out his step-by-step system you can use for turning any meeting into a high leverage, high value company activity
One of the best ways to enhance company culture, quickly get your team on the same page and get more done in your business
The RIGHT way to set a meeting agenda and the exact steps to take when a meeting gets derailed
How to know whether you should have an in-person meeting or a virtual meeting
Lessons from Sprint to Middle East Monarchies: Cameron shares how his clients have transformed their meetings
The 4 Types of Meetings: What they are, how they work and how to run each of them
How to decide who should be in what meetings and the Personality Profiles every leader should know about
The "Post It Note Exercise" you can use to generate breakthrough ideas from your team members
How to set up your meetings for success, create accountability and have the most effective meetings possible
3 strategies you can use during meetings to increase team engagement, clarity and commitment

Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: http://www.10xtalk.com/88

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Cameron in this episode:

Why Cameron wrote his book "Meetings Suck: Turning One Of The Most Loathed Elements Of Business Into One Of The Most Valuable"
Good Meeting, Bad Meeting: 8 easy to spot differences between good and bad meetings
The perfect time of day to run meetings is _____ a.m. and _____ p.m. Here's why...
World Class Meetings 101: Strategies for running meetings as great as some of the best companies in the world like General Electric, Starbucks, and more...
The "5 Minute Buffer" rule that makes every meeting more functional
Cameron lays out his step-by-step system you can use for turning any meeting into a high leverage, high value company activity
One of the best ways to enhance company culture, quickly get your team on the same page and get more done in your business
The RIGHT way to set a meeting agenda and the exact steps to take when a meeting gets derailed
How to know whether you should have an in-person meeting or a virtual meeting
Lessons from Sprint to Middle East Monarchies: Cameron shares how his clients have transformed their meetings
The 4 Types of Meetings: What they are, how they work and how to run each of them
How to decide who should be in what meetings and the Personality Profiles every leader should know about
The "Post It Note Exercise" you can use to generate breakthrough ideas from your team members
How to set up your meetings for success, create accountability and have the most effective meetings possible
3 strategies you can use during meetings to increase team engagement, clarity and commitment

Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: http://www.10xtalk.com/88

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Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Ari and Nick in this episode:

The one-word question to ask yourself if you want to more easily execute marketing and transform overwhelm into effectiveness
Why Nick and Ari started Less Doing and how it can help you optimize, automate and outsource your life
What every entrepreneur needs to know before hiring virtual assistants
2 ways entrepreneurs mess up when it comes to productivity
The Mindset of Effective Entrepreneurs: How the most successful entrepreneurs think about being productive
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The Right Way to Delegate: Why a lot of people delegate incorrectly and what to do instead
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Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: www.10xtalk.com/89