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How To Eliminate Meetings That Go On And On And On

Many Managers Are Trying A Number Of Ways To Make Such Meetings More Efficient Or Scarce.  When I facilitated one of the last staff meetings at the last company I founded, HR Solutions, my Management Team and I tried something new:  we stood the entire time.  We did so deliberately since our staff meetings were simply running too long.  The great news:  standing the entire length of the meeting effectively worked to shorten the meeting.   We also had one team member who loved to hear himself talk.  Meetings with him were not efficient whatsoever. As with ...

The Biggest Complaints About Workplace Meetings And The Best Ways To Fix Them

Some meetings result in productive outcomes and solid decisions. Others are a complete waste of time.  Indeed, employees cite meetings as one of their biggest complaints about their workplace.  This fact is even more shocking, and ironic, given that other top workplace complaints are poor, and/or a lack of communication. In fact, here are the top five complaints about workplace meetings and meeting management¹:   Complaint #1:  One or two people do all the talking. The solution:  During a long workplace meeting, it is not realistic that all participants will have equal “air time.”  With that said, ...