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What You Don't Want to Know About Bad
Meetings |
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by: Steve
Kaye |
Bad meetings are a
cultural malady that senior executives pass on to new employees.
Long pointless meetings are useful in that they keep
incompetent people from interfering with those who are working.
An employee who needs permission to buy a box of paperclips
can spend tens of thousands of dollars worth of employee time on bad
meetings.
Many people attempt to save time by Not planning.
This false short cut guarantees that everyone will spend more time
later.
Unstructured spontaneity leads to serendipity, which
(in business) leads to bankruptcy.
Meetings are a magnetic
opiate that keep people from the tasks they were hired to perform.
The main activity in many meetings consists of simple chit
chat. If it's an important meeting, then this becomes sincere chit
chat.
A meeting without an agenda is like a journey without
a map.
A teleconference without an agenda is like a journey
without a map, in the dark.
Most meetings are social street
lamps attracting the unproductive moths in an organization.
People fail to prepare an agenda for two reasons. They think
they’re saving time and they don’t know what to put in it.
Expecting a meeting to produce results without an agenda is
like expecting the Easter bunny to leave eggs on your doorstep.
Bad meetings waste a fortune. My surveys show that companies
waste almost 20% of their payroll on bad meetings.
About the author:
IAF Certified Professional Facilitator and
author Steve Kaye works with leaders who want to hold effective
meeting. His innovative workshops have informed and inspired people
nationwide. His facilitation produces results that people will
support. Call 714-528-1300 or visit his web site for over 100 pages
of valuable ideas. Sign up for his free newsletter at http://www.stevekaye.com
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