| 12 | Conducting Effective Meetings |
Business meetings are important. One reason is that they demonstrate how many people the company can operate without.
—Anonymous
When asked to describe their biggest time wasters at work, many people put meetings at the top of the list. The reason is obvious: Many business meetings are poorly planned and conducted. Often, the participants are not sure what the meeting is about or why they have been asked to attend. The meeting leaders are not prepared and are easily distracted into digressions by attendees who have their own agendas. In terms of lost or wasted time, the results can be staggering—very few of the ideas recorded at meetings are remembered at all; many of the ideas that are remembered are remembered ...
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