Think of all the bad meetings you have attended—the room argued in circles; you went in for clarity and left with confusion; the attendees felt disengaged; the content shared was repetitive; the group veered sharply off course from the agenda; an individual or two dominated the room and nobody else could get a word in; and so on. On the other hand, good meetings are simple and straightforward. You leave them feeling the same way every time: The meeting was a great use of my time. I learned something new that will help me be more effective at my job. I left with a clearer sense of what I should
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