- Be ruthless about when you need to have a meeting. Its generally only if you need three or more decision-makers to come to a consensus on a strategy to solve some problem.
- Be ruthless about who you invite; it's usually only people who have something explicitly to contribute or who you know wish to be included.
- One person leading/driving the discussion, making sure to keep things on topic and within timeframes.
- A clearly defined agenda and goal, ideally written up in the invite message.
- Take very brief notes of decisions made and immediate actions, conclude with a rundown of these and follow up with them by email.
- Be ruthless about when you need to have a meeting. Its generally only if you need three or more decision-makers to come to a consensus on a strategy to solve some problem.
- Be ruthless about who you invite; it's usually only people who have something explicitly to contribute or who you know wish to be included.
- One person leading/driving the discussion, making sure to keep things on topic and within timeframes.
- A clearly defined agenda and goal, ideally written up in the invite message.
- Take very brief notes of decisions made and immediate actions, conclude with a rundown of these and follow up with them by email.