Meetings that Matter: How to Stop Wasting Time and Start Driving Impact

How many hours do you lose to ineffective meetings each week? The best meetings energise, align, and move you forward—the worst ones go around the houses and drain time and morale.

Easy Steps to Transform Your Meetings:

1. Start with an Outcome: Before scheduling a meeting, ask, “What decisions or actions do we need by the end?” Make this crystal clear, not ambiguous.
2. Use a Time-Limited Agenda: Allocate specific times for each topic. For example: “Agree Q2 sales targets for Sales Managers (10 min), Outline Sales Target Training Schedule (15 minutes), Agree on next steps and individual actions (5 min).”
3. Invite the Right People: Only include those who contribute to or are impacted by the discussion.

This week’s activity: Redesign one meeting using these steps and watch how your team’s engagement improves. 

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