Minute-taking: What’s the best way to approach it?

• June 20, 2008

Question: “Do you have any suggestions on how to take good minutes at a meeting?” — Shawndelle Kurka

Who should provide refreshments for monthly staff meetings?

• April 04, 2008

Question: “I work for a nonprofit organization where only a few staff members occasionally bring in a treat for the monthly staff meeting. We all bring our own...

Energize your next staff meeting

• February 01, 2008

Staff meetings can serve as a lively exchange of ideas and information or an exercise in tedium. It's up to you.

What does documenting in ‘real time’ mean?

• October 05, 2007

Question: I’d like an explanation of what ‘real time’ documentation means. — Cece King, M.S.

Taming the meeting monsters

• October 01, 2007

If your meetings are like most, your control of things will be challenged by "meeting monsters"--strong personalities that can derail your efforts.

Menu suggestions for board meetings

• March 16, 2007

Question: It is my job to order the food for our board meetings. We’ve had several complaints about ordering the same types of food for each meeting. My...

Are you an expert with Lotus Notes?

• August 18, 2006

Question: We use Lotus Notes in our office, but we can't use it to print out a monthly calendar. It prints each day on several pages and is very difficult to read....

Monthly meeting of admins a good idea?

• June 23, 2006

Question: I wish to start a monthly meeting to include as many of the Administrative Assistants throughout the organization as possible. Does anyone have any hints on...

How to promptly distribute meeting minutes

• September 01, 2001

Prepare minutes of a meeting soon after it ends so that attendees receive them within 24 hours.