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Meetings Are Broken

Justin Levy

In most companies meetings are broken. We organize and attend meetings that take too long, are unstructured, involve too much rambling and not enough follow-up. We meet for the sake of meeting, not out of necessity. We allow individuals to hijack the meeting so it takes twice as long as it is supposed to.

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When a Taco Truck Meets Twitter

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking When a Taco Truck Meets Twitter Written on July 29, 2009 by Justin Levy in business , social media , twitter 14 Comments - Leave a comment! link] IFDA Have u heard this story yet When a Taco Truck (@KogiBBQ) Meets Twitter.

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Are We Addicted to Interruptions?

Justin Levy

An issue in many offices is that the real work gets done outside of the office, either early in the morning, at nights or on the weekends because team members are in meeting after meeting during regular work hours. It’s not surprising because the modern workplace has become addicted to meetings and other forms of interruptions.

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5 Ways to Stop Being Distracted by Phone Notifications

Justin Levy

Recently I was sitting in a meeting when my phone lit up with a new incoming notification. It happens during meetings. Our spouses, friends, colleagues, meeting organizers and presenters deserve better. When a natural break in a meeting or conversation happens, then I dip into my phone to see what notifications await.

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A Little Bit About Tungle.me | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

For those not in a Microsoft Exchange environment or that wants to schedule meetings with others outside of their office, Tungle.me Please tell me about Tungle.me: Tungle.me solves the pain of scheduling meetings for business professionals. They never know if you are in a meeting or not, they never know what you are doing.

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Realizing the Value of Time

Justin Levy

One of the main reasons why meetings are broken are because they take too much time and distract you from what is important. If you could regain 15 minutes back from every meeting, you’d save hours per week (or more!) An underlying theme of some of my recent posts have been the value of time. into your schedule.

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Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work

Justin Levy

It happens for many reasons but the main culprits include broken meetings and our addiction to interruptions. Even if you’re not disconnecting, if you’re going to be doing work outside of the office, it shouldn’t be because you’re stuck in meetings all day.