THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Meetings

“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.” – James T. Kirk

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Make Time for Meeting Prep

With so many meetings, busy managers don't always have time to think about the goals of those meetings. But showing up unprepared only makes a meeting longer and less effective. Try blocking out time on your calendar for prep work and to think about what you want to accomplish. If a meeting is an hour, you may need 30 minutes to prepare. For critical meetings you may need much more time. If you plan accordingly, you'll arrive ready to accomplish what you've set out to do, not catching up.

Acknowledgement: Adopted from HBR's 'Management Tip' as cited on 23/03/2012

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