15 Minute Meetings

So I have a confession, I believe, I can do any meeting in under 15 minutes (This was considered unheard of when I worked in Italy)! Yes sometimes you need longer to work through particular ideas and strategies but these are working sessions and should not be confused with a meeting.

Meetings are for making decisions, agreeing plans which is followed by the detail and implementation. "Real work" can be carried out after the meeting. A friend recently told me about a particularly stressful launch, which had gone wrong, the team implemented daily meetings, however no detail was allowed to be exchanged during this meeting. If anyone got into detail they were told to go and discuss it with the relevant people and report back with the conclusion. Facts and plans were dealt with in the meeting, now how.

The key is to know what you are trying to find out during a meeting and stick to it. Everyone should be able to give a answer quickly and succinctly even if it is "I don't know, need to speak to x". Then the next meeting you can review again with the answers, so you can make decisions.

I am a sticker for it at 5xThinking, we have to much to do for our clients so can't spend hours meeting and discussing.

New Office!!

So 5xThinking HQ has recently moved into our new office and it is coming together nicely. We are by the canal in London Fields in a re-stored shipping container!

Here are a few snaps. Come and see us if you are in the area: Studio 42, Containerville!

Award Winning Clients: Monreal London

Our favourite luxury sports brand, and client, Monreal London has just won Best Website in the category of Leisure, Sport and Travel at the annual Ecommerce Awards 2016.

5xThinking worked with Monreal London earlier this year to help develop a digital business plan, online strategy and complete a full website review. We are super excited for the whole team at the London HQ of Monreal and pleased the judges recognised all their dedication and hard work. 

Monreal London was founded in 2012 by German-born designer Stefanï Grosse and has gone from strength to strength, taking authentic sportswear shapes and details are transformed them into clean, modern and sexy clothes with fresh and futuristic touches. Stefani approaches every Monreal London collection the same way she would a fashion collection. The only difference: performance comes first.

To see the award winning Monreal London website please click here.

To understand more about how we might be able to help your online business please email info@5xthinking.com