Professionals dread meetings, primarily because so many are poorly planned, over-long events that could have been covered in a brief email. However, meetings can still be an effective way to share vital information and give teams the necessary direction on projects and tasks. The key to success is understanding meeting types and how to choose the right option to achieve your goals. In the following guide, we’ll take you through six of the most common types of company meetings.

We won’t sugarcoat it: cross-functional collaboration is hard. When you pull together people from disparate departments into one unit, it’s common to grapple with poor communication, mistrust, lack of alignment, and confusing team dynamics. As the leader or project manager, you have the daunting responsibility of getting everybody on the same page — and these cross-functional team building activities are a great place to start.

The digitalization of the automotive industry has created new opportunities to meet customer demands. And with the changing climate and geopolitical landscape, adaptability is more important than ever. But no singular automotive company can solve these challenges on its own. Catena-X is a collaborative effort involving stakeholders from automotive suppliers to recyclers.

ASOS is a London-based online global fashion destination that prides itself on empowering self-expression and giving its customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be. Since 2000, ASOS has created and curated fun, stylish, and versatile fashion for any occasion. To support the company mission to be “the world’s number one fashion destination for fashion-loving 20-somethings,” the product team is dedicated to creating a top-notch online shopping experience.

How well do you know your brain? Can you know someone else’s, or measure its activity, and what are the benefits? Tan Le, CEO of Emotiv tells us more about our cerebral selves and how new technology can influence our workplace well-being.

Professionals often face challenges calling for quick-thinking resourcefulness and reliable decision-making skills. The choices you make in business can have a wide range of ramifications, often unforeseen. Therefore, it’s vital to equip yourself with a toolbox of decision-making skills for the most demanding situations. When it comes to decision-making in Teams, there are a few common techniques to keep in mind to streamline the process.

In July we released a host of updates to help you and your teams innovate from one visual workspace. This includes new product development features, dashboard user interface improvements, and a new way to connect Miro across your Google Workspace. We’ve also made a number of enhancements to accessibility such as the ability to add alt text to images and color contrast enhancements for improved visibility. Keep reading to get all the details!

Nailing Jell-O to a wall. Playing telephone… You’ve probably heard these sayings before. But if you’ve ever been tasked with leading stakeholder management for a project, you know those phrases are more than just funny idioms — in most cases, they adequately describe the headache-inducing process of managing your stakeholders.