Are your meetings a waste of time?
You might think that meetings are a waste of time. They often are if they are not planned correctly and there is no plan for following up on what was discussed. Plenty of times, meetings simply end without any formal or agreed plan of action.
In a small company, where the few members are clear about their areas of responsibility and know what to do next, this is not such a big problem. But in a larger organisation when meetings involve people from different departments or even companies, the lack of documentation after an important meeting can cause big problems later.
In a meeting, a lot can be said in a short time and so it's important that what is said is recorded and then written up and distributed to those who attended and those who couldn't make it or need to know the outcomes.
Here are some questions to think about before you start this in2english.com.cn web-learning unit:
What do you do at the end of a meeting ?
Do you just say goodbye and forget about it ?
How can you remember what actions and decisions came out of the meeting ?
How can you be sure if you need to follow up on something discussed at the meeting ?
Will you remember important deadlines in your busy schedule ?
What should minutes of meetings cover ?
What information needs to be included ?
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