Do Better Meetings – STP049

Some of the USEFUL stuff in there is:

1. Who invented the meeting

2. Terrible conference calls – an example

3. Why a CNBC article confirms your worst fears – meetings can be rubbish

4. Everything that’s wrong with meetings

5. Holding meetings 101 – The basics:

6. Respect your attendee’s time

7. Get to the point

8. Consider who HAS to be there

9. Set the agenda

10. Change the location

11. Or even just change SEATS!

12. John Cleese shows us what’s wrong with meetings

13. Can you make meetings better if you’re invited to them? YES YOU CAN

14. A great article by Tom Catalini – how to avoid meetings that waste your time

15. Book meetings with yourself

16. Find out from the organiser what the purpose is of the meeting

17. Reach out to the other delegates and help each other prepare

18. Why you should sometimes say ‘no’

19. Arrive late – or leave early

20. A GREAT Ted talk by David Grady – Worth 6 minutes of your time trust me

21. The radical stuff – what Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other big players do

22. Empty chair

23. Silent reading time

24. No Powerpoint

25. Not before noon

26. Only on a Wednesday

27. Do 30 mins in 20

28. Purge recurring meetings

29. Throw out the hangers on

30. Lose the chairs

31. Walk out (if you’re not adding value)

The research we used for this episode was:

1. The Chicago Tribune/Vancouver Sun –  Meetistotle

2. HBR – Stop the meeting madness

3. Forbes article by Dean Brenner – The Secret To Better Meetings

4. Tom Catalini – How to avoid meetings that waste your time

5. Drayton Bird – Please Read Carefully Before You Even Think Of Attending A Meeting

6. John Cleese – Meetings Meetings Bl**dy Meetings

7. Fastcompany – Business Leaders Share How They Cut Down On Meetings

8. Quartz.com – Top Business Leaders Meetings

9. Project Management Hacks – 7 tips to more productive meetings

10. Inc.com – 9 steps to better meetings

11. CNBC – Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban and Elon Musk avoid this productivity killer

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