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<img width="256" height="192" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="backlog grooming meeting agenda" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-300x225-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-120x90-1.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The 30-minute backlog grooming meeting agenda<img alt='Scott Spencer&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Scott Spencer
A backlog grooming meeting, or a “grooming scrum” is a scrum ceremony and part of the agile meeting process. Backlog…
Mar 21, 2019
<img width="256" height="123" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="effective one-on-one" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-300x144-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-768x368-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/effective-one-on-one-1024x491-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to have an effective one-on-one with a chatty employee<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
We’ve all been there: your calendar is jam-packed with meetings and looming deadlines. You see you have an employee one-on-one…
Mar 20, 2019
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<img width="256" height="166" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Monthly one-on-one meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-300x194-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-768x497-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Monthly_one-on-one_meeting_agenda-1024x663-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The only monthly one-on-one meeting agenda template you’ll ever need<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
While some managers like their one-on-ones to happen weekly, others prefer a longer one-on-one on a monthly basis. Switching to…
Mar 18, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="employees hate meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-300x201-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/employees-hate-meetings-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />What to do when your employees hate your meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
Did you start collecting meeting feedback and get some less-than-glowing reviews? We’ve all been there. There’s nothing worse than seeing…
Mar 5, 2019
<img width="256" height="104" data-src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" data-sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 256px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 256/104;" /><noscript><img width="256" height="104" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in SoapBox: Meeting Rating!<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
Wouldn’t it be great to know how effective your meetings really are? Don’t you wish you knew whether the conversations…
Feb 28, 2019
<img width="256" height="166" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="how to have more efficient meetings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-300x195-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/efficient-meetings-1024x666-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to shave 25 minutes off your meetings ⏱<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Paige Magarrey
Meetings go long. A lot. Once in a while, a meeting length gets extended because you’re in the zone –…
Feb 21, 2019
<img width="250" height="220" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one meetings with employees" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees.jpg 834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees-300x264-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/One-on-one-meeting-agenda-template-employees-768x677-1.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" />The manager’s agenda template for one-on-one meetings with employees<img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Sharon Moorhouse&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb90854ccdfa13f6e36a622edd1fd852?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Sharon Moorhouse
At Hypercontext, we believe that one-on-one meetings with employees are the most important thing on a manager’s calendar. Done right,…
Feb 20, 2019
<img width="256" height="104" data-src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" data-sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 256px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 256/104;" /><noscript><img width="256" height="104" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in SoapBox: our Android app!<img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Brennan&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/52bfd5809394369e63c5823459ee49cf?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Brennan
Amazing meetings start with organization and preparation – and SoapBox helps with that through shared online agendas, easy meeting minutes…
Feb 19, 2019
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