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Enforced Dancing Boosts Morale and Shortens Meetings

Writer Dominic Ali came up with an unusual way to make office meetings more bearable--one that would make Ellen proud. In the comments of my recent post about meetings, Ali says:

At my previous job, I once took on a temporary acting communications director role. All of a sudden, I had eight people reporting to me. To keep impromptu meetings short, I instituted Dance Meetings. By playing some funk at low levels through my computer speakers, I'd encourage my colleagues to dance. We'd dance for the duration of the song as we discussed their projects, challenges, personal troubles, etc. The benefits were immediately clear.

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