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Seriously, Another Zoom Meeting? Are you kidding me?!

Jun 23, 2020

Today's podcast is on the subject of virtual meetings. 

Fun fact:  Zoom has surpassed 300 million daily meeting participants as of April 2020. 

To help us present the best evidence on how to run better meetings, we have guest, Lea Williams.  We will discuss:

  • The proliferation of online meetings
  • Pitfalls and opportunities
  • Implications for people and organizations

Lea Williams, a proud caretaker of two greyhounds living in the Queen City (Charlotte, NC), is an organizational scientist with a passion for researching workplace meetings and helping nonprofit organizations. Her prior industry experience includes work at Duke Energy, TIAA, and Ingersoll Rand, and consulting with dozens of nonprofit organizations. Lea earned her Ph.D. in organizational science and master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Davidson College.

Links:

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/need-know-tips-acting-camera-4073/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21232401/zoom-300-million-users-growth-coronavirus-pandemic-security-privacy-concerns-response 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/answering-9-questions-making-virtual-meetings-better-steven-rogelberg/ 

https://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Science-Meetings-Lead-Performance/dp/0190689218