Meetings Should Have Defined Start and Stop Times
- Honoring people's time demonstrates respect and preserves productivity.
- When meetings start late, it encourages tardiness and conveys disrespect for those who showed up on time.
- Ending late causes cascading delays across attendees' calendars.
- Define a clear start and stop time upfront based on the agenda.
- The leader should then enforce these time boundaries, while allowing flexibility if the discussion warrants it.
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Death By Meeting is a business fable that focuses on addressing the issues of inefficient and unproductive meetings. Author Patrick Lencioni provides insight through a fictional story of a struggling tech startup company called Telegraph Industries. The CEO brings in a consultant to help improve their meetings, who shares techniques on making meetings more engaging and effective.
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