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Kolman’s Komments: You call that a meeting

Nov. 28, 2016
How to make meetings more effective.

Care to make a wager?

I’ll bet that you’d agree that your organization – and maybe you – have too many meetings, and I’ll double my wager that most of those meetings are a waste of time.

Why am I so confident? Because research shows that too often, meetings are poorly planned and badly run.

Guidance

Here is some advice – culled from a recent the Post-it Brand workplace study – for making meetings more productive.

- Keep your overall goals in mind when planning a meeting.

- Have clear objectives for the meeting.

- State them in writing and pass them out to attendees prior to the meeting to help keep it on track.

- Encourage participants to bring a pen and paper, or mobile device/computer, to record important facts. This helps with retaining key information. Plus, it also helps fight off daydreaming.

- Meetings should be kept to a manageable size.

- Encourage participation.

- End with a plan. Have action items and let attendees know which items they are responsible for and provide them with a deadline.

About the Author

David A. Kolman | Contributor - Fleet Maintenance

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