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The Truth About Getting Your Point Across...
And Nothing But The
Truth
Part
III: The Truth About Running Meetings
It doesn't matter whether or not you run a large organization, own a small business, or work at a non-profit organization, poor meetings can and do happen. It could be due to a poor (or nonexistent) agenda, a boisterous pontificator, or uninformed attendees. In any event, meetings which are run poorly with weak results will frustrate the attendees and cause them to avoid your meetings in the future. Getting a good grip on running effective meetings minimizes the frustration and helps you accomplish the meeting goals.
This part contains six truths, as follows:
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Truth 11: Too many attendees spoil the meeting - Control your attendee list and you'll reduce the likelihood of your meetings becoming runaway trains.
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Truth 12: Watch the pontificator! - There's one in every crowd; that one person who likes to wax poetic for hours on end about nearly any topic. Your job in running the meeting is to minimize the situations where the pontificator hijacks the meeting.
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Truth 13: Drive a tight agenda, don’t let it drive you - Setting an agenda is super critical, but as the meeting owner you need to be cognizant of what is happening in the meeting and tweak the agenda real-time to ensure the meeting stays fruitful.
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Truth 14: One less meeting gets you home in time for dinner - Sometimes the best meeting is no meeting at all. Think about ways to get your point across without having to get face-to-face if possible.
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Truth 15: Let decided decisions stay decided - When decisions are made in meetings it's crucial to clearly document the decision and to allow for the decision to be implemented. Decisions which get undone and re-thought from meeting to meeting don't get implemented and just frustrate the group.
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Truth 16: Action items get done when action items are managed - Action items may get assigned out of meetings, but if no one is minding the action-item store then the likelihood of the action items getting completed are minimal at best. Gain a reputation as a follow-up hound and action items will get done.
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