Ray A. Smith

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910 appearances 20 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2018 last heard Nov 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Work Meetings Are Getting a Makeover · 13 Feb 2024 podcast

One of the differences will be either they will take the meetings outdoors, like we talked about before with walk and talk meetings. voice-verified

But also the idea is to have quicker, shorter, more effective meetings. voice-verified

And whether it's using some of these tools like the Google Doc beforehand so that the meetings are actually shorter and that there are fewer people there. voice-verified

And so the goal with some of these, especially the days that they're in the office, is to really hone in on who needs to be there. voice-verified

Can we do this quicker and more effectively? voice-verified

Can some of this be done electronically? voice-verified

Can some of this be done in a way that simplifies the process so that it doesn't sort of make people, while they're in the meeting, get distracted by their phones or just tune out? voice-verified

Some companies, they're making their staff meetings a little more, let's take a break from the whole idea of a conference room approach. voice-verified

They're really turning it into let's meet every three months and let's meet at a different place where it can be either a hotel or resort or an Airbnb or a co-working space somewhere outside of the office where we can sort of physically and mentally get away from this structure and have bonding opportunities. voice-verified

So it's not just about a meeting to decide on a topic or to make a decision about a big important move. voice-verified

But it's a chance to have a meeting, but also to have some quality time with colleagues doing fun things, whether it's visiting tourist sites in the city or going for walks that are like tour guide walks, for instance. voice-verified

So the idea is to have almost like a retreat model of meetings that will happen every three months rather than weekly. voice-verified

They'll be full of activities, not just work activities, but again, things that will help people bond and feel better connected. voice-verified

And the goal is to sort of get out of that straitjacket of a corporate meeting that's held in a boardroom every week. voice-verified

And it's also a time to recharge. voice-verified

Three months is a good amount of time for people to sort of have done a lot of things, experienced a lot of things. voice-verified

thought about a lot of things, had time to reflect and contemplate and come refreshed with new ideas. voice-verified

It's almost like coming back from a vacation and being recharged. voice-verified

And so the idea is just to have this break between meetings so that you're meeting less frequently, but when you're meeting together, it's more significant and there's more bonding happening. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Quiet Cutting: Workers Are Being Reassigned Instead of Let Go · 1 Sep 2023 podcast

Instead, they're being reassigned. voice-verified

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