Meetings

There are 3 things you can do at a meeting:

• Learn something

• Teach something

• Make a decision

If you're not involved in any of those things, don't go.

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When meetings are organized & ran well, they are worthwhile. They typically result in a decision and action item to follow up on. Ask yourself when was the last meeting you had where a clear decision and action item was defined?

Rather I propose that you think about meetings differently. Instead of jumping straight into scheduling a meeting because it’s process or information, go through these questions to make sure you need to meet in the first place.

1. What is the goal of the meeting if we held one?

2. Can a decision & action items be made asynchronously?

3. Are the right people involved?

4. Do I have the attention of the people involved?

5. When does a decision need to be made?

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