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Re: 10 ways to get more from your meetings

Joel Haines — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:44:38 -0000

If minutes are kept, someone who is added to the meeting chain later on in the evolution of the subject matter has a chance to catch up and get up to speed on what has happened thus far, and why. Meetings can be extremely valuable and extremely productive but it doesn't happen by accident. Thanks for the comment!

Re: 10 ways to get more from your meetings

Clayton James Gardiner — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:37:57 -0000

I especially like the point of taking minutes. The minutes should then be circulated to all who were there and should have been there so they can know what are the "actionable" points. Meetings are to plan and produce results. If they don't move the organization forward, then they are (as you mentioned) a waste of time...and energy.

Re: Fail is not a four letter word!

Garyd509 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:34:25 -0000

The fear of failure is a great stumbling block. Many is the time it has tripped me up.

Re: Fail is not a four letter word!

Joel Haines — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:12:31 -0000

You make a very good point that I completely forgot to mention! Celebrating your victories, no matter how big or small is absolutely required when trying to take on something you perceive as a massive undertaking. I would even go so far as to say you should celebrate your failures, not the fact that you failed, but the fact that you've learned something new!

Re: Fail is not a four letter word!

jwerd — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:40:48 -0000

What I've found is current and potential clients always seem to build up these blocks of "what if..." too early on to even gauge what they are trying to accomplish and whether or not it has been given the time to even prove whether it is working or not. Hell, I find myself doing that from time to time as I'm sure all of us do. We mustn't worry about anything but tackling the bite-sized issues, like you put it, one step at a time. And remembering to celebrate the small victories instead of just celebrating when you accomplish something huge. Don't iron all the details out at once, just have somewhat of a plan and DO IT. Don't worry about what the outcome is until you get there.

Great post, Joel. Awesome stuff man