Meeting Mania

We’ve all been in pointless meetings.

Meetings can be important, but poorly run meetings are a waste of time, and can be demotivating to boot. In fact Atlassian research found meetings are ineffective 72% of the time which I find crazy. What would happen if you ‘fixed’ your meetings?

If you’re seeking input or collaboration, consider how to manage dominant voices. What brilliant ideas are going unheard? Consider how you can give everyone a chance to speak when you’re in charge.

Another pitfall of meetings is leaving unsure of next steps. Try to set action items upfront and put someone in charge of action items following your meeting.

My takeaway for an easy to implement change? A clear agenda to every meeting, in the calendar invite. I’ve started doing this!