Quote by David H. Maister Download Open image ““Send meeting materials in advance”” — David H. Maister ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Whatever you can say in a meeting, you can put in an email. If I have questions, I'll tell you via email. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Anyone with an inbox knows what I'm talking about. A dozen emails to set up a meeting time. Documents attached and edited and reedited… — Ryan Holmes Copy Share Image
“We instead find ourselves in distracting open offices where inboxes cannot be neglected and meetings are incessant—a setting where colleagues would rather you respond… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people find themselves in a meeting where the primary purpose is to receive information, and that's a poor use of… — Patrick Lencioni Copy Share Image
“Mix in consideration with your determination in the conversations or emails you start or send during solicitation.” — Loren Weisman Copy Share Image
“A well organized, well-facilitated meeting leaves room for paying attention to everybody’s needs, including the very human desire to contribute, to be heard, and… — Alex Harms Copy Share Image
“Meetings are at the heart of an effective organization, and each meeting is an opportunity to clarify issues, set new directions, sharpen focus, create… — Paul Axtell Copy Share Image
I'm always a bit late, but I don't mind that, because it means that whoever I'm meeting is already there. — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
“Review agendas with your client, before meetings, before phone calls, before discussions. Clients should know that they can expect you to always solicit their… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
The success of a meeting often depends on having the right documents - proofs, artwork, schedules, research charts, etc. - present at the start… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
“Advisors who rate the highest on reliability will not just deliver their work on time and on spec. Nor will they simply be consistent,… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“Make sure you’ve done absolutely all your homework on the client company, the client marketplace, and the client individual, and that it’s absolutely up… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“Speak with expression, not monotonically. Use body language, eye contact, and vocal range. Show the client you have energy around the subject at hand. 5.” — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“A good rule to remember is that, in relationships, there are no win-lose or lose-win combinations: There are only win-wins and lose-loses.” — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“Review agendas with your client, before meetings, before phone calls, before discussions. Clients should know that they can expect you to always solicit their… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“The attitude of exclusive professionalism (which restricts the label of professionalism to the advisor) manifests itself in a number of dysfunctional ways. It reinforces… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“It is not enough for a professional to be right: An advisor’s job is to be helpful. David” — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“There are dangers in this model of succumbing to “committee-itis.” If too many people are jointly responsible for the execution of firm business, the… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“The biggest leverage for reliability enhancement probably lies in the emotional realm. The more a provider can do to understand and relate to the… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“while most providers sell on the basis of technical competence, most buyers buy on the basis of emotion.” — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
“Make specific commitments to your client around small things: getting that article by tomorrow, placing the call, writing the draft by Monday, looking up… — David H. Maister Copy Share Image
