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Meeting Rules

December 12, 2007 11:00 AM
From David Maister Blog: Passion, People and Principles

We all know meetings are a curse.

Here are some of the rules I would offer to help make them more productive.

Do not call meetings when some other form of information sharing is possible.
Since most people can read ten times faster than a presenter can speak, send material ahead.
Meetings need to have concrete goals (a purpose for what must be accomplished), not just an agenda.
Select speciifc start and stop times and stick to them
Restrict attendance to only those who must be there
Appoint a reporter at the beginning of the meeting, charged with recording the discussion, writing it up, and circulating the meeting notes within 24 hours

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Those are just some of the rules I would offer. what meeting rules would you propose?