How are meetings in your organization?

Do they need better planning? Better agendas? And better follow up?

If so, you are not alone. Most companies struggle with this issue.

Today, I want to share a great tool that makes it easier to run great meetings.

Better Meetings with Less Effort

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Jeff Steinke, Founder of Less Meeting.

Jeff and I discussed why people hate meetings and why they are a bane to productivity in most companies.

Jeff was quick to point out that meetings aren’t bad, they are usually just poorly organized.

“Meetings aren’t toxic… bad meetings are toxic.” (Tweet This Quote)

- Jeff Steinke

Less Meeting makes a web-based meeting application that helps companies hold better meetings with more structure and organization.

I have been using Less Meeting both online and via my mobile devices. Here is a rundown of its features and how it helps you plan better meetings.

Less Meeting Features:

• Meeting Structure and Best Practices - Less Meeting makes it easier to do all the things you should be doing to run great meetings. It is a simple way to bring more discipline and structure to your meetings. No more meetings with out agendas, meeting notes, or lack of follow-up.
• Mobile Apps - One of the features that really interested me was Less Meeting’s mobile apps. They have both an iPhone and iPad app.  I use my iPad Mini as my

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This week: How much do lawn services cost?

How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover: just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting?  Please share in the comments below. We promise we won’t judge you! And if you’ve got a lawn service you love, tell us that too. 

Here are some lawn service businesses in Somerville:

Signature Lawns by Andy

Barrett Tree Service East, Inc.

CBA Landscape Architects

Cypress Landscapes

Sun and Shade Gardening

Homegrown

Heimarck Foglia LLC

Weinmayr-Jay Assoc. Inc.

This is the first of an ongoing series, “What’s the Going Rate for…” where Patch seeks to uncover how much things cost so you never have to ask again. 

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Book of the Week: The Productivityist Workbook by Mike Vardy

My friend, Mike Vardy at Productivityist.com, has a new book being released this week.

It is a short eBook titled, The Productivityist Workbook.

It covers four great topics: Idea Management, Time Management, Email Management, and Task Management. Each section provides tool recommendations and exercises to reinforce the concepts.

I had the opportunity to read a pre-release copy and can tell you that it is a great read.

If you pre-order before May 15, you get two bonuses: Mike’s earlier eBook and over 4 hours of productivity interviews.

At only $5, it’s a great deal. Get the The Productivityist Workbook here.