Tips, Advice and Best Practices for Efficient Meetings
Non-profit organizations and associations are an integral part of our community and all have different missions in different sectors and domains. One thing they all have in common is a board of directors structure supported by strong governance. These organizations...
To organize optimal meetings for a board of directors or executive committee, there are many elements to consider: planning meetings, communication between members and directors, writing the agenda and minutes, managing documentation, making decisions, and tracking...
Who hasn't attended an endless meeting with the feeling that they are always getting away from the topic or without knowing the real relevance? Wasting precious time with meetings that are not always productive is very common. Even...
Do you have to prepare a board meeting and want to organize it well? There are obviously some basic practices to follow if you want to well organize your board meeting. Moreover, by being well prepared, you will have meetings that respect good governance practices....
We have a lot of meetings, but it’s not “glamorous” to think about improving them. There is not much openness to change; we prefer to keep the status quo. Why change? It’s the way we’ve always done it. But you are the one who wants better meetings! Who thinks it could...
Comnet Technology is proud to announce that its flagship solution, Beenote is now available in the Microsoft Teams AppSource for teams who want to have better meeting governance. This integration will greatly improve the effectiveness of the board, executive...
There are countless meetings in a company every day, many of which are informal, of course. Only at Microsoft with their Teams tool, in April 2020, they had a record number of meetings: 2.7 billion! That’s a lot of online meetings. But beyond the number of...
You may have heard of meetings in your workplace called “scrum”? Scrums are much more than meetings! The name given to these meetings is actually “daily scrum”. It is one of the structures integrated into the scrum method (therefore much broader than meetings) which...
Working from home, we are in prevention mode and are looking for ways to minimize the impact on our workflow despite the challenging social and global context we are currently facing due to the coronavirus. Managers must therefore adapt their practice to the current...
The bee is the emblem of Beenote. Have you ever wondered why? Because it makes a nice logo? Yes but no! Look for more … The reason is simple, there is a huge parallel between how we work in the office and the way bees work. Let’s see many similarities … The importance...
Our interview with Louis Turmel, the CEO and founder of Beenote will provide you with interesting solutions and valuable advice to optimize your meetings forever. You'll learn how the Beenote teams use their own meeting management software! Why a meeting management...
It’s always inspiring to discover the work practices of big companies. They are synonymous of success and we, therefore, wish to be inspired by it, hoping, eventually, to have the same success. We’ve already talked about Mark Zuckerberg’s tips for improving...
I present to you my list of essential alternatives to PowerPoint to help you make your ordinary presentations to extraordinary. Of course, Beenote is your main tool for preparing your entire meeting, but there are must-have apps to discover and use to...
Writing a detailed agenda is a crucial step in any meeting planning. It allows you to be well prepared in addition to allowing participants to do the same. This document, which you normally send to all participants before the start of a meeting, should detail the...
The relationship to time You have certainly noticed that people do not have the same relationship with time. For some, time is never a problem. They are able to adapt in most situations, as the short term and work with a sense of urgency. This type of personality also...
Extroverts are everywhere, promoted and visible Being an extrovert at work is an asset. As previously mentioned in our article on introverts, today's society greatly prefers extroverts. Every day, the media blows us away with stories of people who don't hesitate to...
An extroverted society We probably all have a caricatured view of introverts at work. However, what do author J.K. Rowling, Facebook founding president Mark Zuckerberg, businessman Warren Buffett, and actress Emma Watson have in common? Believe it or not, they’re all...
We like to learn about the practices of established companies and the great leaders of this world. Impeccable teamwork is a big part of their secrets. Knowing how does Facebook run its meetings opens us to practices that actually work. Our curiosity drives us to want...
