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A few days after everyone started working from home, we planned a Skype for Business conference call with all the team leaders in the Human Resources Department. If you don\u2019t cross paths in the hallway any more and can\u2019t just pop into someone\u2019s office, plans and appointments become all the more important.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, 8 a.m. turned out to be the least difficult time for colleagues who were combining work with looking after small children. The first time we organised a group call, we weren\u2019t sure whether we\u2019d use video or not. With or without video? The official reason, of course, was that video puts too much strain on the Wi-Fi. But the truth is that no one wanted to reveal who was still in their pyjamas.<\/p>\n

Organise your meeting<\/h3>\n

Time turned out to be precious. Now, agenda items that are not important to everyone get moved to the end of the meeting \u2013 that way, we can go into detail about things in a smaller group. And if someone’s children suddenly demand attention, it’s no problem if they have to leave the meeting. If that person misses something important, we call them later to make sure they\u2019re up to speed. And we still have someone taking the minutes, just like in traditional meetings.<\/p>\n

Flexibility<\/h3>\n

So are mornings the ideal time for meetings? Not necessarily. It\u2019s important to let the people with the most \u2018limitations\u2019 decide on the time of the meeting. We regularly check with each other if 8 a.m. is still the best time to meet. If not, we choose another time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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