Here's an interesting idea: Kill
the Weekly Meeting. The author of the article reports that
"Employees responded that only 54 percent of the time spent in meetings
was time well spent." Have you ever felt this way? There are
some great ideas to consider here. I’d also add…
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Make a Lync connection or conference call a
standard option for every meeting? Our dispersed community also results
in wasted time of driving and parking (as well the cost of gas, garage fees,
and potential parking tickets).
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Replace a regular weekly meeting with a shorter,
daily, stand-up meeting: http://www.batimes.com/articles/seven-common-mistakes-with-the-daily-stand-up-meeting.html
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Sign up for:
Leading Meetings that People
Want to Attend
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 2,
9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: 2400 Old Ivy Road, Room 189
Location: 2400 Old Ivy Road, Room 189
Facilitator: Suzanne
Bombard
Description: Do you lead effective
meetings and utilize your allotted time wisely? Does everyone stay on topic and
are all agenda items discussed? If you’re not so sure, then join us for the
workshop “Leading Effective Meetings” where we’ll focus on developing the
skills needed to lead effective and productive meetings and learn how to
achieve appropriate outcomes in meetings by analyzing both behaviors and
process. In the context of building group cohesiveness, we will also explore
how groups develop, how individuals can both strengthen and weaken a group, and
how keeping the group on track and guiding their progress outside the meeting
will optimize the time during the meeting.
