Despite the overload freely available advice on the Internet on how to plan and run effective meetings, I keep on sitting in project meetings that just make you wish you crawl under the table for a brief nap while the team debate item 3.2.5 on the agenda. This blog entry is a collection of really good advice and tools I’ve created / received / found over time. It’s obviously not a system to implement but use it to evaluate and improve yours.
Before your meeting
- Kill Meetings to Get More Done(lifehack.org)
- Meeting Planner(studentlinc)
- How to plan a meeting(wikihow)
- How to write a meeting agenda(wikihow)
- Read this book – Death by Meeting(Patrick Lencioni)
- Best days for a meeting (PM Hut)
During your meeting
- How to start meetings on time(scottberkun.com)
- Stand up in meetings(organizingla.com)
Taking Notes / Minutes
- How to take minutes(wikihow.com)
- Note-taking (43 folders)
- Meeting Notes (Cornell notes PDF generator – very handy!)
- Visual meeting notes (wikihow)
After your meeting: Covering your Assets
- Counting the cost of your meeting (Meeting Miser)
- Your meeting file (Open Loops)
If you come across any other great tips let us know!!
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