Manuela Bárcenas

Sep 5, 2024 | learn.g2.com | Mary Clare Novak |Manuela Bárcenas |Max Woolf |Wendy Wang

First time leading a meeting? We’ve all been there. Becoming an expert in leadership communication isn’t easy, but don’t sweat it. You’ve already taken the first step by researching some tips. Team meetings are more effective when meeting management tools enhance internal communication. They assist in planning and guiding team meetings to ensure meetings are fruitful and focused. Meetings allow teams to brainstorm and collaborate to achieve company goals.

Jun 11, 2024 | fellow.app | Manuela Bárcenas

First impressions matter, especially when it comes to onboarding a new hire into your organization. The hiring managers have already taken the time and effort to interview several candidates, so why not spend the time making sure that the onboarding process sets up the new hire for success? According to a about onboarding, most companies struggle to onboard new employees successfully, with 12% of new hires reporting that their company did not do a great job with the onboarding process.

Jun 11, 2024 | fellow.app | Manuela Bárcenas

As a company leader, you know that time is one of your organization’s most valuable resources. The more time people can spend doing focused work and moving strategy forward, the better your organization will perform. However, research shows that employees at most companies spend up to 33% of their workweek in meetings, and most of these meetings lack strong ground rules to keep them focused and productive.

May 8, 2024 | fellow.app | Manuela Bárcenas

Picture this scenario: It’s Monday morning, you open your calendar, and see all the meetings you’ve scheduled for the week. For many leaders and executives, this moment is filled with dread rather than excitement. You’re probably asking yourself: “How am I supposed to stay on top of everything discussed and decided… when I’m involved in so many discussions?”Fellow’s data shows that, on average, leaders at organizations with 250-1000 employees attend 18 meetings every week.

Feb 22, 2023 | learn.g2.com | Lauren Pope |Mary Clare Novak |Manuela Bárcenas |Derek Doeing

Humans are social creatures. Be it at work or in our homes, we exist in groups. We need frequent communication and social interactions to remain sane. And if the pandemic has taught us anything, we don’t need to be physically present to stay connected. We only need meetings. Love them or loathe them, you can’t escape meetings in a workplace. It requires a lot of preparation, like drafting an agenda, sending invites, and the most tedious task of all: taking meeting minutes. What are meeting minutes?