Get meetings to move along
Want to make your meetings more effective so employees stop thinking of them as disorganized time-wasters? Here are five tips:
1. Set an agenda. Write it down and give it to participants in advance. This lets everyone know the parameters of the meeting and helps people stick to the point.
2. Restrict the number of participants. The more people in the meeting, the more likelihood of chaos. It may be better to have two smaller meetings than one large one.
3. Always start on time. Get going even when some people are running late. When people know they won’t wait for you, they’ll make more of an effort to be on time.
4. Set a time limit. Let everyone know how long you expect the meeting to take, and stick to your limit. Otherwise, there’ll be no end to the meeting.
5. Schedule meetings for late in the day. Almost everyone is eager to get out of the office at a reasonable time, so scheduling a meeting about an hour before the end of the regular workday cuts down the chances that a meeting will drag on.
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