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Smart Rescheduler Finds A Time That Works For Everyone In Google Calendar

7:00AM Adam Pash | Google Calendar just launched a new feature into Google Calendar Labs called Smart Rescheduler that uses a scheduling algorithm to suggest “best candidate dates and times” for scheduling meetings. More »
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Improve Meeting Efficiency With A 22-Minute Limit

9:00AM Lisa Hoover | Meetings don’t have to be the bane of the workday existence. Try scheduling them in 22-minute blocks to get more out of them and spend less time hating them. More »
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“Work Expands To The Time Allowed”

6:30AM John Cook | Maths professor, programmer and blogger John Cook discusses how work expands to fill the time allowed for it, and why the more trivial something is, the more time we waste discussing it. More »
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Make Meetings More Productive By Arguing

1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | It’s no secret that most people hate meetings and with good reason. Meetings are often terribly ineffective and a huge waste of everyone’s time. Reclaim a meeting with a good argument. More »
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Does Your Workplace Waste Time With Meetings?

10:30AM Angus Kidman | Collaboration is the heart of most business processes, but that all too often results in long meetings that don’t seem to get much done. Has your company mastered productive meetings yet? More »
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MeetWith.Me Tells People When You’re Available While Keeping Details Private

6:00AM Lisa Hoover | When you’re trying to set up a meeting with someone who’s as busy as you, it’s tempting to just flop open your datebook and say “pick a time when I’m free”. MeetWith.Me lets you do that while keeping your appointment details private. More »
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MEETorDIE Helps You Estimate How Much Money Your Meetings Are Wasting

3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | MEETorDIE takes a humorous approach to a serious issue, how much money is being wasted by large staff meetings. More »
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Structure Your Next Meeting Like A Dinner Party

9:00AM Lisa Hoover | Most people enjoy dinner parties, but endless work meetings? Not so much. Office productivity blog Work Awesome suggests structuring your next meeting more like a dinner party might make them more enjoyable for everyone. More »
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For Better Productivity, Try Communicating Less

6:00AM Lisa Hoover | You might think that involving a bunch of people in every company meeting and email keeps everyone on the same page. In reality, it’s a productivity killer that hinders rather than helps employees get their work done. More »
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MinuteBase Creates Agendas, Manages Notes For Your Next Meeting

10:00AM Lisa Hoover | Agendas and thorough notes are an important part of every meeting, but they’re a hassle to put together and hand out. Web-based meeting organiser MinuteBase’s templates and tools make the process a whole lot easier. More »