One model for running a shorter workplace meeting is Scrum, a project management framework that encourages short-term collaboration to tackle project goals (much like in a rugby scrum, where teammates gather shoulder-to-shoulder to move the rugby ball forward).
"The 15-minute meeting model is lifted directly from Scrum," said Angela Druckman, founder of The Druckman Company, an agile workplace training firm based in Seattle. "Scrum ... is used in many industries, usually in software development or information technology."
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Invite the right people. Only invite people who are essential to the discussion. If you invite too many people, or too few, the meeting will be more difficult to manage and less productive.
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Consider having walking meetings rather than sitting down for them, since walking is beneficial for your health. The average meeting lasts between 30 minutes and one hour. If you are walking at an average pace of 20 minutes per mile (about 2,000 steps per mile), that could result in an extra 3,000 to 6,000 steps per meeting.
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Every meeting should have a purpose so meeting attendees understand why they need to attend your meeting. Take a moment to document your objective. What are the outcomes you expect to achieve with this meeting? Be clear so attendees know what to expect. Use a descriptive title when you send your meeting invitation and include relevant background information if the topic is unfamiliar to the attendees.
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In the most productive meetings, collective work is king and presenting information is the least time-consuming. Simply adjusting how teams spend their time fixes most meetings. Lead with collective work. Consider the example of one executive, who is the CEO of a company and the chair of a major community nonprofit. He experimented with using collective work sessions (breakouts in Zoom) in both of his organizations and reported that those meetings were the best he's ever had with either group.
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Persuading the over-sharers to back off and the silent ones to participate will lead to a better, more balanced, more productive meeting.
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Ineffectively run meetings cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars each year and become career stoppers for managers. People and their time are your company's resources, and it's your job as a leader to maximize the value of both to the organization.
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