Why Your Meetings Are Not Working

June 27, 2011 By 10 Comments

1. No agenda.

2. No preparation.

3. Not enough lead time.

4. Not the right environment.

5. Too long.

6. The wrong people.

7. No decisions made.

8. No follow through.

Which of these describe your meetings?

Filed Under: Time Management
  • DooneyPug

    Thanks for this great list.

  • DooneyPug

    Thanks for this great list.

  • al.pittampalli

    Great list. I would add: no strong leadership, no clear purpose…and the most important: nobody to step up and admit this meeting could have been done with just a memo.

    • TMNinja

      @al.pittampalli Al, yes, great point.

      I see meetings all the time that could have been a memo, email, or simply a phone call between 2 people.

  • al.pittampalli

    Great list. I would add: no strong leadership, no clear purpose…and the most important: nobody to step up and admit this meeting could have been done with just a memo.

  • TMNinja

    @al.pittampalli Al, yes, great point.

    I see meetings all the time that could have been a memo, email, or simply a phone call between 2 people.

  • aeaaron

    Get people to stand. Makes meetings a LOT more efficient!

    • TMNinja

      @aeaaron Absolutely!

      Want to see a quick meeting? Have all the participants standing. It will be short. :)

  • aeaaron

    Get people to stand. Makes meetings a LOT more efficient!

  • TMNinja

    @aeaaron Absolutely!

    Want to see a quick meeting? Have all the participants standing. It will be short. :)