Our industry is plagued with meetings. In fact, most of us have been involved in meetings about whether we need a meeting. Elle Griffen offers an infographic to help decide if a meeting is worth throwing onto everyone’s schedule.
Source: The Muse, January 24, 2018.
Not only can meetings be a huge time and productivity suck, they’re also expensive! Add up the hourly wage of everyone attending and multiply that by the amount of hours you spend together, and you’ll get a quick idea of just how much money your company is investing.
Also see: I almost listened in your meeting, but didn’t, Animal Health Digest, December 13, 2017.
INSIGHTS: A clear agenda is important and should be followed. To do that, sett expectations for the meeting outcome upfront and move items forward or table them.