Running short on celebrations? Never fear – today, we raise a frosty glass to International Beer Day, the perfect way to toast these glorious, fleeting summer moments. Heck, we'll even help you decide what to eat and watch with it.
(Beer not your thing? Instead, mark your calendar for International Left-Handers Day (8/13), when you can fête the likes of Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Judy Garland and even Chewbacca.)
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Office Insights
MEETINGS GO FROM MARATHON TO SPRINT
If you feel like you’re always hopping from meeting to meeting these days, you might be right – but there’s a (happy) catch. While the number of meetings the average worker attends in a day is up 13%, the average time spent in meetings is down 12%, according to anew paperfrom the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The duration of each single meeting is down 20%, meaning most teams seem to have figured out how to run meetings more efficiently. Looking to keep the momentum going? Here are a few ways to streamline your session.
Prepare your goalahead of time, then make sure everyone is aligned on it so you’re not trying to cover conflicting ideas in one short meeting. Even “updating the team” counts as a goal.
Experts say there is evidence that keeping meetingsas small as possible is beneficial, since it’s easier to pick up on body language and everyone can contribute more easily.
Research has found that performance is optimal with amoderate level of pressure. Carefully consider how long you need – and then dial it back a bit (think 48 minutes instead of an hour).
We want to know how your team measures up:
poll How do your meetings now compare to before the pandemic?
All of the golf stars are in field for thePGA Championship, including Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. The tournament will conclude Sunday.
K-pop group Monsta Xwill perform songs from their 2020 album All About Luv in a livestreamed concert, which will also include behind-the-scenes footage and meet and greets.
Immigration Nationoffers a comprehensive view of the Trump administration’s immigration policies while raising the question: "Who in the government thought cooperating with this film crew was a good idea?"
The Great British Bake Off presenters Mel and Sue play slightly against type as chatty killers in Hitmen, working for a crime boss and spending their waking hours in a van, waiting to kidnap and kill people.
CartoonStar Trek: Lower Decks, the newest series in the Trekverse, follows Starfleet staffers and personnel who do the real grunt work far from the Captain’s chair on the bridge.
Whether it's rainbows or rooftops, it's always fun to get a peek at someone else's view.Share yourswith us, and it could be in next week's edition of The Brief!
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LAST WORD
this week in history
SUNDAY
1974: Richard Nixon resigned as US president following the Watergate scandal.
TUESDAY
1929: Babe Ruth became the first professional baseball player to hit 500 homers.
WEDNESDAY
1981: IBM introduced its first Personal Computer (PC & PC-DOS version 1.0).
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