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Do Something Productive, Or Have A Meeting About It (#433)
Posted: 8/17/2002; 2:55 PM by Terry Frazier
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I've long held that you can either be productive or have a meeting, but you can't do both. Obviously, this is an overstatement, but meetings are generally a very inefficient way to spend time. This list of intelligent meeting checkpoints is a good framework for structuring productive meetings and making sure that good things happen for the time spent.

Also, the idea that it's often the things we do every day -- the mundane tasks we take for granted -- that can benefit from rethinking is a good one. I'm making it a point to revisit several of my common tasks to see if any should be rethought.

Rethinking mundane processes.
Technography: Meeting Checklist. Major competitive advantage for companies that follow the items on this checklist!Evaluate the "intelligence" of your meeting system by exploring each stage of your meeting process. There are a total of 23 measures, each of which could lead to more productive communication. [Roland Tanglao's Weblog]
As you go through this list, it's worth reflecting on the opportunities for great leverage in revisiting mundane processes in organizations and thinking about how to make them better. While the opportunity is great, there is also a major barrier in getting people to adopt new practices, particularly in areas where they are unaware of their practices to begin with. [...] [McGee's Musings]

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