A good meetin is short, straight to the point, it begins and ends on time, and something important is agreed or decided there. Do you have a different experience? You are not alone. In a survey by ManageElite, 948 upper managers reported that at 44.8% of all meeting they attend, nothing is accomplished.
The respondents also reported details of the last 10 meetings they attended. 51% said that nothing happened at half of them. 53% said that nothing happened at 7 of 10 meeting. And only less than 9% of the respondents claimed that something was accomplished at all 10 meetings.
Ironically, 90.4% of the managers believe that they can effectively conduct meetings.
So should you ensure that you only attend effective meetings?
It's simple, just follow these four rules:
- The meeting must be clearly defined purpose.
- Agree what should the desired result be.
- Determine everybody's role - who and why is invited to the meeting.
- Create a meeting agenda and stick to it.
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