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[TechRepublic] 10 things you can do to turn useless meetings into productive ones

June 03, 2009

10 things you can do to turn useless meetings into productive ones

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We've all had to sit through meetings that were nothing but a waste of time. Here are some tactics you can use to salvage something productive from the ones that drag on forever or go completely off the rails.

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