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Meetings Considered Harmful

Are you swamped with meetings? How many meetings do you have in a day? Are they useful? Are they harmful? What works for you and your workplace?

Some common problems with meetings:

  • Lack of a clear purpose or agenda
  • Unprepared attendees and excessive length
  • Too many participants
  • Meeting fatigue

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

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- Profit: Increasing income and reducing expenses

How do you increase your profits and net worth either as an employee, consultant, or business owner? Do you focus on lowering expenses, increasing income, or both? How do you increase your profits as an employee? Any investments, either material or skills, that will increase your profit in the short or long term?

The theme for November is the business side of software development with a focus on employees, consultants, freelancers, and small business owners:

  • Nov 5th - Marketing: Building your personal or company brand

  • Nov 12th - Accounting: Taxes, payroll, and other boring but necessary tasks

  • Nov 19th - Profit: Increasing income and reducing expenses

  • Nov 26th - Values: What do you value more than money?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here.

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Accounting - Taxes, payroll, and other boring but necessary tasks

What non-development tasks are required to run a business and/or a household that aren't fun but required?  Taxes, budgeting, paying bills, managing subscriptions, HR, contracts, certification, and likely others.  When do you need professional help such as a lawyer or accountant?  Have you been able to automate some of these tasks?

The theme for November is business side of software development with a focus on employees, consultants, freelancers, and small business owners:

  • Nov 5th - Marketing: Building your personal or company brand

  • Nov 12th - Accounting: Taxes, payroll, and other boring but necessary tasks

  • Nov 19th - Profit: Increasing income and reducing expenses

  • Nov 26th - Values: What do you value more then money?

Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here.

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