1. Your goal is not a standing ovation. Board meetings aren’t about being judged, nor are they for being patted on the back or receiving grades for your performance as CEO.

Here are four ways to go from zoning out to tuning in during your next meeting. 1. Go In Intending to Participate. To stop your mind from wandering, Kwik suggests going into a meeting ready to ...

Here are some overlooked signs that you’re bored at work: You catch yourself accidentally tuning out of meetings. – Sometimes, life gets in the way of your focus.

Also: 5 ways to explore the use of generative AI at work So, how do you say no to pointless meetings? Five business leaders give us their best-practice tips. 1. Ask whether the session is valuable ...

Stay open minded before your next meeting! Simply EXPECTING a presentation to be boring will make you feel more bored, study finds. Researchers recruited 121 students attending a psychology lecture ...

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