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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="team meeting questions" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2.jpg 2088w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/team-meeting-questions-2-2048x1569.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />10 Team meeting questions managers are asking in 2022<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
My team meetings are the second most important meeting in my calendar, following my 1:1s. They’re a dedicated time for…
Dec 3, 2021
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals.jpeg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="SMART Goals" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals.jpeg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-300x230.jpeg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-1024x785.jpeg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SMART-Goals-768x589.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to write SMART goals (with examples)<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
If you’ve been in a professional role, chances are, you’ve encountered SMART goals at some point along the way (and…
Jan 21, 2021
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/project-kickoff-meeting-agenda-template.jpeg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="kickoff meeting template" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/project-kickoff-meeting-agenda-template.jpeg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/project-kickoff-meeting-agenda-template-300x230.jpeg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/project-kickoff-meeting-agenda-template-1024x785.jpeg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/project-kickoff-meeting-agenda-template-768x589.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Project kickoff meeting agenda template<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
Project kickoff meetings are a huge opportunity to set a group of people working towards one goal on the right…
Nov 1, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/quarterly-team-goals.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="rally your team around a common goal" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/quarterly-team-goals.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/quarterly-team-goals-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/quarterly-team-goals-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/quarterly-team-goals-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />5 Ways to set (and surpass) team goals every single quarter<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Veronica Krieg&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/veronica-krieg-sharpencx.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Veronica Krieg
Less than half of the working population knows their company goals. And, even fewer have a connection to the strategies…
Aug 14, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="People don&#039;t quit jobs they quit managers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to be a great manager<img alt='Graham&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42c31c4a103094144c7e330d73806d09?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42c31c4a103094144c7e330d73806d09?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Graham
According to a study conducted by Ultimate Software, 45% of managers have no management training and less than 50% have…
Nov 27, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="One-on-one manager tools" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-300x201-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/One-on-one-manager-tools-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />One-on-one manager tools for effective 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' loading='lazy' 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
This article is based on research from our Ultimate guide to one-on-one meetings. To have truly effective meetings, you need…
Jun 10, 2019
<img width="256" height="143" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one questions to ask employees" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-300x167-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-768x428-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/one-on-one-questions-to-ask-employees-1024x570-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />10 questions your employees wish you’d ask in one-on-ones<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' loading='lazy' 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
We love talking about one-on-one questions to ask employees. Of course, in a perfect world, your employee would own your…
May 1, 2019
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