Meetings can waste a lot of your time. But you can make your meeting run more smoothly by following a few simple rules.
First, have an agenda. This will help keep you focused on what is important. Next, decide who needs to be involved. More people mean less efficient discussion, finally keep the discussion moving. Thank every speaker as her or she finishes and move onto the next speaker. This encourages people to make their remarks brief.
The problem with meetings, is that no one likes, wants, and needs them. Yet, everyone has them. Meetings are the corporate world's response to primitive socializing behaviors.
People feel more comfortable in making decisions in groups. They can then share blame if a decisions turns out to be the wrong decision. Sharing credit for a correct decision is not often found in groups. Then individuals tend to remind people of how persuasive they were in the meeting when the "right" decision was made.
What is one way to run a meeting well ?
