My semi-regular reminder: being good at work means being good at meetings.
We spend 15% of work in meetings and managers spend 50%. Plus, post-COVID meetings are up 14%. So, spend a few minutes reviewing this research on the science of good meetings (1/): researchgate.net/publication/32…
We spend 15% of work in meetings and managers spend 50%. Plus, post-COVID meetings are up 14%. So, spend a few minutes reviewing this research on the science of good meetings (1/): researchgate.net/publication/32…
To pull out some findings. Things to do before the meeting:
✅only meet if needed
👯♀️make sure to only invite people who need to be there.
🎯set clear goals & outcomes
📄have an agenda that all review in advance
⏰make it short & relevant to all invited 2/
✅only meet if needed
👯♀️make sure to only invite people who need to be there.
🎯set clear goals & outcomes
📄have an agenda that all review in advance
⏰make it short & relevant to all invited 2/
During the meeting...
⏱arrive on time
📋follow the agenda
🙋♀️🙋♂️everyone participates
💻📱never multitask
⚔️intervene if mood turns negative
🤪humor helps performance
🙅♀️leave time for objections
🗳Let everyone help decision-making. If a decision is made, tell everyone 3/
⏱arrive on time
📋follow the agenda
🙋♀️🙋♂️everyone participates
💻📱never multitask
⚔️intervene if mood turns negative
🤪humor helps performance
🙅♀️leave time for objections
🗳Let everyone help decision-making. If a decision is made, tell everyone 3/
As a side note, you may want to consider stand-up meeting. This experiment used the same teams, same organization, except some meetings were traditional sitting meetings & some standing. Sitting meetings were 34% longer than standing ones & produced no better results! 4/
After the meeting
📍Send action items & notes immediately
🤷🏼♀️right after the meeting have brief after action discussion
🥇incorporate getting better at meetings into organizational goals
On the last point- there is no single thing that magically makes meetings good. Experiment! 5
📍Send action items & notes immediately
🤷🏼♀️right after the meeting have brief after action discussion
🥇incorporate getting better at meetings into organizational goals
On the last point- there is no single thing that magically makes meetings good. Experiment! 5
Good team meetings are linked with organization success 2.5 years later and dysfunctional team meetings are strongly related to bad outcomes. The chart shows good & bad signs: good meetings focused on planning & problem-solving; bad ones had complaining. 6 researchgate.net/publication/25…
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