When You’ve Had One Meeting Too Many
March 1st, 2013 GTD Times Team - Staff ContributorsCategories | Getting Things Done | Inspiration
Is your productivity affected by meetings that are poorly run or you’re not sure you should really be in? The New York Times did a story recently, called “When You’ve Had One Meeting Too Many,” about the culture of meetings that so many of us deal with these days. Looking back at this week’s calendar, how much time did you spend in meetings?
Not only the meeting itself affects our productivity, but also the organizational details surrounding it. Many meetings require traveling to a certain location. Collecting information such as directions and traffic, estimating the drive time, searching for parking… all these things use up valuable minutes that we could spend more effectively.
What frustrates me is when meetings are called and they don’t have the right mix of people. So instead of a productive detail session, we end up with a high level overview and no real progress. Having a clear agenda certainly helps but inviting the right decision makers, subject matter experts, and action people is key.