Eight Keys to Running Effective Meetings
I confess that I hate meetings – at least those that are poorly run, go on forever and where decisions are never made. Such meetings are a complete waste of time. Here are my thoughts on what it takes to make meetings a good use of your time and everyone else’s. A clear purpose: Is the purpose, for example, to share information, consult, collaborate on solutions, plan for the future or to encourage relationship building? Whatever it is, don’t rely on people’s mind-reading ability – be clear on what the purpose is. Relevance: There is nothing worse than suffering through a long meeting that is completely irrelevant to your work. So ask the questions, ‘Who needs to be there?’ and ‘Do…