Effective meetings: Notes, reflections, and follow-on comments
Notes to Self
Many of you came away from the seminar with similar notes: send an agenda in advance (24-72 hours before the meeting); publish notes after the meeting; follow up on action items; get feedback on the meeting. Yet alongside these commonalities some highlights stick out, including:
"Write an e-mail to convince the group to have a brainstorming session."
"Designate annotator ... and maybe an advocate to make sure everyone does the proper homework."
"Break down assignments into workable tasks."
"Create agenda that is doable."
"Make sure I'm prepared (100%)."
"If the meeting's going too long, have people stand until it's done."
What's interesting too is how strongly you're committing yourselves to making the meeting effective. The only caveat: make sure you're not the only one. Don't be the only one rolling the ball uphill; enlist your fellow participants on the road to good meetings.
Jonathan Lehrich |
M. Anjali Sastry |
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Associate Director |
Senior Lecturer |
MIT Leadership Center |
MIT Sloan School of Management |
E53-418 |
E53-329 |
(617) 253-6011 |
(617 253-0965 |
jlehrich@mit.edu |
sastry@mit.edu |
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