“Ann uncovers common ground, creates opportunity, and guides the group to new shared conclusions in remarkably little time.”
Laurie Fenlason, Vice President for Public Affairs, Smith College
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“I wish everyone read this book. Ann Latham’s “Uncommon Meetings” is a quick read, packed with substantive ideas on how to get more out of meetings in less time. Everyone who runs meetings should read it!”
Janet Warren, President, MarCom Capital
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“Ann Latham is one of the best business speakers I have heard. She is very experienced, the quality of her thinking is extremely high, and she knows how to deliver her message in an entertaining, concise, and convincing way.”
Dr. Alan G. Robinson, Isenberg School of Management, Author - "Ideas Are Free"
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“On a collaborative project with Boeing Phantom Works, Ann did a tremendous job in identifying the cost drivers, producibility issues, and productivity barriers of a supplier organization, all of which were impeding the success of our project.”
Ed Gerding, Chief Engineer C-17 St. Louis, The Boeing Company
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“Ann can help you identify the crux of a problem and solutions that will work for you. While others may be good, my 35 years of experience tells me that no one is better.”
Perry Walraven, President and CEO, Performance Controls, Inc. a Subsidiary of Hitachi Medical Corporation
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“Ann’s ability to simplify complex issues such that everyone understood their respective roles was a key part of her success. She truly helped us achieve profitable and predictable growth while improving the quality of our methods and processes.”
S. W. Emery, Jr., Chairman and CEO, MTS Systems Corporation
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“I would recommend Ann to anyone who wants to make better plans and decisions in less time and with better confidence in the outcomes.”
W. Lowell Putnam, Chairman/CSO, VCI (Video Communications, Inc.)
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“Working with a diverse group of manufacturing and design team members, Ann was able to gain consensus for improvement initiatives, win over even the skeptical, and move the team forward toward production-readiness.”
Dana Badgerow, General Manager, AeroMet Corporation
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“’Wow’ sums it up nicely. The way Ann works is impressive: she has a great handle on people, makes everyone want to work together, ensures meetings are focused and valuable, and simplifies the challenges and options so all can reach shared conclusions.”
John Heaps, President, Florence Savings Bank
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“You are clearly a gifted facilitator and helped us achieve some important outcomes. The ROI was there.”
Bob Fazzi, President & CEO, Fazzi Associates
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“Ann’s book, Clear Thoughts, is the fresh, grounding breath of perspective that every executive needs in order to see clearly despite the daily chaos”
Jane Lansing, VP Marketing, Emerson Process Management
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“After working with Ann, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone in need of a strategy, plan, arbitration, facilitation, etc.”
Chuck McCullagh, CFO, The Williston Northampton School
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“Ann Latham transformed our thinking about how our organization works. This discovery led us to a strategic model that solves our pain and opens new opportunities. She truly lives up to her brand of ‘uncommon clarity.’”
Suzanne Beck, Executive Director, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce
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“Ann is a captivating speaker, providing important principles in an approachable, common-sense way. Our audience enjoyed her depth and breadth of knowledge.”
Aimee Griffin Munnings, Esq., Director, Western New England College Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship
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“The process that our committee engaged in was outstanding and the outcome of our work is truly exceptional.”
Russell Peotter, General Manager, WGBY - Public Television for Western New England
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“Ann’s work with us helped change the direction of three units very set in their ways and has opened up a myriad of possibilities for growth in the future.”
Joan Schuman, Executive Director, Hampshire Educational Collaborative
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“The time and stress saved by one phone call with Ann was astounding.”
Rev. Johanna McCune Wagner, Director of Religious Life, The Culver Academies
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Every organization would benefit from the material found in Ann’s audio seminar, “Meeting Mastery.”
Chuck Hatch, General Manager, Packaging Corporation of America
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Sick of Meeting Madness?
Is this what your meetings feel like?
How many hours each week do you and your employees spend in meetings? What if you could cut that in half? What else could you accomplish? How many full time employees would you effectively gain?
I've never met a meeting that couldn't be improved by dropping 15 minutes out of every hour. Furthermore, most could be slashed in half. Or more! Seriously!
That's a 25 - 50% savings in the total time your company spends in meetings!
Not only is the potential savings huge, this is one improvement opportunity that would be embraced from the Boardroom to the shipping dock and every office in between. Complaints about time wasted in unproductive, frustrating meetings are ubiquitous. I guarantee that you have plenty of opportunity to:
- Slash meeting times dramatically
- Get better results faster
- Free up substantial employee hours for more important, profitable work
- And, improve morale and team work
Can you think of another opportunity with such huge potential payback? Cutting meetings in half could be like increasing your workforce by 10 - 35%. Imagine if all those extra people freed from hours in meetings were to spend their time generating revenue instead.
Cost of Poor Meetings
Ready to act?
Great! But don't just demand agendas - that guarantees nothing but the proliferation of potentially awful agendas!
8:00 - 8:30 Waste time on topic X
8:30 - 8:45 Waste time on topic Y
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You get the idea! You've been to those meetings! Nice looking agenda and a total waste of time!
Don’t remove the chairs - that creates discomfort, not results!
And don't Google for other cyberspace gimmicks, as tempting as that may be. (Unless this is your first year in the workforce, you've probably lived through some of these efforts that failed to accomplish anything!)
Why do they fail? Because to solve ANY problem, you must eliminate the cause. All other efforts are misguided and can create tremendous overhead and additional waste. Removing chairs, filling out official templates, and locking doors at starting times DO NOT eliminate the cause of poor meetings!
But you can get started in the right direction today with help from Ann Latham. We have free tools, products, seminars, and custom services to help you get clear results in half the time. Start today! Improve your meetings and watch the health of your company improve in multiple ways. Meet for the right reasons: to save time and improve results. Reduce the total time spent meeting and get better outcomes. And while you are at it, improve working relationships!
Actually, there are only three reasons to have a meeting:
- To save time
- To improve results
- To strengthen relationships
So how sad is it that most meetings are declared a waste of time with too little accomplished while simultaneously eroding respect and trust!
Don't delay! You might want to start with one of our free tools:
So you know meetings drive you crazy, you know their is plenty of room for improvement, but how much? What kind of savings are possible? We can help! Our meeting assessment service provides you with baseline scores of meeting effectiveness and a predictor of improvement potential.
Learn more:
- Read the little and powerful no-nonsense book, The Meeting Clarity Handbook
- Listen to the companion audio seminar, Meeting Mastery - How to Slash Meeting Times in Half and Get Better Results, in CD or MP3 format containing 45 fast-paced minutes of valuable insights and meeting slashing techniques
- Ask about our keynote/workshop Uncommon Meeting - Clear Results in Half the Time that can easily be adapted to provide a brief overview or to nail home the concepts and teach the necessary skills so you and your employees can master meetings!
Ready to transform your organization into one that is in and out of meetings fast and with strong decisions and plans?
- Let's work together to entirely shift the way your organization thinks about meetings, plans meetings, and executes meetings so you can save an incredible number of hours while also getting better results. We'll make it stick too. With so much to gain, why not do it quickly and well?
How many hours per week was that again? Spent how? Accomplishing what?
Don't waste another week filing in and out of conference rooms, clogging your schedule with frustrating meetings, and wondering where the time goes. Contact us today at 800-527-0087 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and imagine finishing your work earlier and heading home to a relaxing evening!