The science of better meetings
Are you wasting too much time in too many meetings? You are not alone, 47% of office workers cite too many meetings as the main productivity problem at work. Occasionally we will share an interesting article, that we believe can help you improve your meetings....#1 resolution for 2019 – No more bad meetings!
Happy New Year! The title of this post states that improving meetings is the number one resolution for 2019. OK, I made that up, but it should be! Up to 50% of meeting time is wasted, because participants are not prepared and there is no follow-up. Do you want to...No phones – One laptop in meetings
What? No phones and only one laptop in a meeting? But I am wasting so much time in these meetings! Let me at least catch up on some email while there. Sounds familiar? The irony is the “solution” for making your meeting time “more productive”, is also the reason why...New year, end of summer, the gym and MeetingKing!
Cryptic title! How do these relate? We have been in business for quite a few years and we can now predict a clear increase in new users twice a year: Early January and September. In January we all have our good intentions and turning unproductive meetings into...Your head is for having ideas, not for holding them.
Many articles have been written about task management, and recently I came across the article “A bigger To-Do About Everything” in the Wall Street Journal, which I think might be helpful for you. The key takeaways from this article about effective task management are:...W.W.D.W.B.W. – How to run an effective meeting.
W.W.D.W.B.W. – a new abbreviation I just learned. I had not heard of it before, but it covers exactly what we have been propagating for years. Recently there was a great article in the New York Times on how to run an effective meeting....Who will take the meeting notes?
Meetings in general are not very popular, but being responsible for the meeting minutes is even worse. Because taking notes and working out the meeting minutes is such an unpopular activity it is often ignored. And not having meeting minutes is exactly one of the...One more secret to better meetings – less people
Many of us remain frustrated by the time we waste in meetings. In an article a few years back we published some interesting statistics on the time and money wasted in meetings. Unfortunately for most organizations this has not improved. Often the problem is limited...Manage tasks directly from your email
Many task management tools try to replace email. While that in itself is a great goal, the reality is that many people assign and manage their tasks through email. After trying a new task management tool, most slide back in the old habit of sending emails back and...Productive meetings with less effort
- - Prepare meeting agenda
- - Write meeting minutes
- - manage meeting tasks
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