5 Tips To A Great Meeting

-Always have a written agenda and distribute it at least a day before the meetings. This gives all attendees the opportunity to prepare ahead.

-Mark on the agenda who is mission critical, and who is optional, for the meeting, and reschedule if the mission critical attendees can't attend a meeting No meeting should happen without key decision makers present, or all you do is talk and don't really DO anything.

-Start on time/end on time So many people show up late, or not at all. If you want to respect the folks that are on time for the meeting, start the meeting on time and end the meeting on time so folks can make it to their next meeting on time.

-Stick to the agenda If it's on the agenda, discuss it, and discuss it until a decision is made. If it's not on the agenda, table it for the next meeting.

-Distribute meeting minutes (with action items) promptly Before folks forget what was discussed, distribute the meeting minutes for all to review within 1 day for max effectiveness.