Meetings

I know that this isn't really on-target with the commercial real estate focus of this blog, but its on my mind so I thought I would share.

Here are seven good reasons to have them:

1. To build personal relationships
2. To give public recognition
3. To make a presentation that requires visuals or group interaction (preferably both)
4. To inspire the group in a way that a memo or email never will
5. To collaborate, discuss, debate, and decide
6. To brainstorm
7. To give candid, personal feedback on someone's performance

Here's some ways to make meetings a frustration

1. No one takes charge and keeps things on track
2. Meet only to give and receive reports that could just as effectively been communicated in an email or memo.
3. Discuss, at length, items that pertain to only a portion of the assembled group (the group within the group need their own meeting)
4. Start late and go over the allotted time
5. Stifle discussion or conflict - if you are having a "discussion" but most are not talking and the others are only agreeing, there is a problem.