ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
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THIS EPISODE'S TIP IN OUR SERIES ON EFFECTIVE MEETINGS: STARTING AND ENDING YOUR MEETINGS ON TIME BUILDS A CULTURE OF TRUST. WHETHER IT'S A FAMILY COUNCIL ON FINANCES OR A CORPORATE BRAINSTORMING MEETING ON NEXT YEAR'S MARKETING PLAN, KEEPING MEETINGS ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE IS A PRIME MEANS TO GETTING PEOPLE TO ATTEND AND KEEPING THEM ENGAGED.
HERE ARE A FEW TACTICS I SUGGEST YOU TRY FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING: ONE. REVIEW THE MATERIALS TO BE COVERED IN THE AGENDA. DOES THE TIME ALLOTTED ALLOW FOR A FULL DISCUSSION OF TOPICS? CAN THE TIME BE SHORTENED OR DOES IT NEED TO BE LENGTHENED TO BE REALISTIC? TWO. COMMUNICATE THE START AND END TIME EXACTLY TO YOUR ATTENDEES. IF THE MEETING IS VIRTUAL (USING TELEPHONE OR VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS) MAKE SURE TO INDICATE THE TIME ZONE FOR THE TIME YOU INDICATED. THREE. BEFORE THE AGENDA IS PASSED OUT, LET EVERYONE ATTENDING KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD KEEP TO THE AGENDA AND ANY NEW ITEMS CAN BE TABLED FOR A LATER MEETING UNLESS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. FOCUS IS KEY. AND A BONUS TACTIC: BRING AN EGG TIMER OR SOME OTHER ALARM. I USE THE TIMER ON MY IPHONE THAT GIVES A PLEASANT BELL TOWER GONG MELODY WHEN WE'RE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING IS ENDING, SO WE CAN WRAP UP DISCUSSION AND DEFINE NEXT ACTIONS AND WHO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ARE.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE OF PRODPOD. THIS IS RAY SIDNEY-SMITH AND THANKS FOR LISTENING! HERE'S TO YOUR PRODUCTIVITY SUCCESS...IN TWO MINUTES OR LESS.
ProdPod: Episode 38 -- Outsource Your Personal Tasks, Part I
ProdPod: Episode 37 -- Controlling Email: Create a Culture of Communication Protocol
ProdPod: Episode 36: Writing Productivity Quick Tip with Paula Whitacre - Full Circle Communications
ProdPod: Episode 35 -- Emotional Intelligence and a Productive Life
ProdPod: Episode 34 -- FastCustomer, a Productivity Tool for Making Customer Service Better
ProdPod: Episode 33 - Turn Conflict Into Winning Together For Increased Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 32 -- Meditation's Power on Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 31 -- Your Digital Productivity System Needs a Paper-Based Redundancy
ProdPod: Episode 30 -- Two-Minute Book Summary: 18 Minutes by Peter Bregman
ProdPod: Episode 29 -- Personal Stress Audit
ProdPod: Episode 28 -- Creating Flow: Learning to Fully Use Our Current Productivity Tools
ProdPod: Episode 27 -- Parkinson's Law
ProdPod: Episode 26 -- Technology and Simplicity
ProdPod: Episode 25 -- Is your system too complex?
ProdPod: Episode 24 -- Thanksgiving and Interdependence
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ProdPod: Episode 22 -- Defining procrastination
ProdPod: Episode 21 -- How to Worry Less
ProdPod: Episode 20 -- Self-control & Savings: Productivity for the Long Haul
ProdPod: Episode 19 -- SMART Goals for Project Planning
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