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We’ve all been in meetings where we thought, “This is a waste of my time.” And in most cases, we were right. Our attendance wasn’t necessary. We wasted time that could have been used more productively on other matters.
Scheduling meetings has become the default response for many people who encounter problems at work. A meeting, however, may not always be the best course of action. Here are some suggestions to help you answer the question: to meet or not to meet?Steve Bannon Requests His July 1 Prison Reporting Date Be Dropped
Meetings, moreover, don’t work for everyone: an individual who is introverted, for example, or doesn’t want to be there and spends the entire time multi-tasking . And who hasn’t been turned off at a meeting by a know-it-all who enjoys the spotlight and likes to hear his own voice?All meetings are not useless, of course. Far from it. Even those meetings that wasted your time probably benefitted others.
· Begin the meeting by reviewing the purpose and goal and keep the discussion on target, so the pending questions are answered. Since participants all have roles to play, make sure they all participate.
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