chapter 26
Make meetings work
Meetings are a wonderful substitute for work or responsibility. They are also the essence of management – they consume time and can have high impact. So, it pays to have effective meetings, to minimise wasted time and maximise impact. Now, think of what proportion of the meetings you have to attend is truly effective. You may be lucky, in which case move on to the next section. You may be like the majority of managers who find too much of a limited day being drained away in ineffective meetings.
“Meetings, like liquorice allsorts, come in all shapes and sizes.”
Meetings, like liquorice allsorts, come in all shapes ...
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