Make meetings work for you

April 14, 10:12 PMLeadership ExaminerSteve Arneson

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Ah, meetings. A quick show of hands from everyone who just loves sitting in meetings… what, no hands in the air? Not surprised. Most meetings are a waste of time – yet we keep going to them, or as managers, keep calling them. What choice do we have? You work with more than 1 other person, you’re going to be hanging out in meetings. That’s just the way the modern organization works (btw, ever wonder what meetings were like 200 years ago? – not sure how long they lasted, or what the protocol was, but at least there were no blackberrys.  I wonder whether Thomas Jefferson did the around-the-horn update thing... oh, sorry; starting day-dreaming out loud there).

Well, if you can’t stop going to meetings, the least you can do is help make them more productive. To do so, check out a website that can help you make your next meeting a lot more efficient and effective. It’s called effectivemeetings.com, and it has a number of tips and techniques for making any meeting a lot more pleasant.