Business in Vancouver, Ask the Expert: How Do I Keep Meetings Focused?
Here's a possible framework to structure weekly team meetings within your business and keep them on track and worth attending.
25 October, 2012
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Here's a possible framework to structure weekly team meetings within your business and keep them on track and worth attending.
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