Have you ever found yourself wondering why the “all-important office meetings” are not yielding any effective results or clarity over goals? Are those countless daily huddles leading to better communication and increased productivity or are they just eating away precious minutes out of the workday? If you feel that the meetings are leading you and your team away from real work, then you need to revamp your approach to meetings. Here is a 5 step guide to having effective meetings: 1) Determining Whether a Meeting is Really Needed or Not Research by MIT Sloan has shown that only 50% of the time spent in meetings is actually effective, while the rest is just a waste of time and resources. That’s precisely why it’s important to predetermine the agenda behind potential discussions before calling a meeting. If something can be done via a simple email or memo, then calling a meeting is…
