Dropbox co-CEO has just shared the simple rule he follows for when to turn down a meeting
Meetings have become a constant annoyance for white-collar professionals: they often drag on, interrupt focused work, and don’t require everyone’s participation. Now, business leaders are protecting their time by setting boundaries around when they join the conversation.
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Meetings have become a constant annoyance for white-collar professionals: they often drag on, interrupt focused work, and don’t require everyone’s participation. Now, business leaders are protecting their time by setting boundaries around when they join the conversation. Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi follows a simple rule to decide what calls make the cut. “I pick things that I can make significant progress on in that quarter,” Alkarmi said in a recent interview with Business Insider.
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- Meetings have become a constant annoyance for white-collar professionals: they often drag on, interrupt focused work, and don’t require everyone’s participation. Now, business leaders are protecting their time by setting boundaries around when they join the conversation.
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Dropbox co-CEO has just shared the simple rule he follows for when to turn down a meeting
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