Domi Sinclair’s Post

I advise all my clients to run shorter meetings because we are now in the Attention Scarcity Age, where everyone (including employees and managers) are overwhelmed, overworked, and have short attention spans. The productivity of longer meetings start to drop after 15 minutes, and participants will start to multitask and lose focus. The key to keeping meetings short is to: 1. Set a short, focused agenda. 2. Prior to the meeting, send out any background info so the participants are ready to hit the ground running. 3. During the meeting, ruthlessly focus on that agenda.

MEETINGS are the lifelline of all organizations . Getting pulled into meetings and the no. of meetings one attends almost tacitly conveys one’s importance in the Corporate Hierarchy. however , how many of us really look at the REAL COST OF MEETINGS or how PRODUCTIVE ARE SUCH MEETINGS ? unfortunately , there is no clear process for this , though Meetings probably consume the largest chunk of time in any organization. Following excerpts from the book REWORK highlights some valuable points : #meetings #productivity #realcostofmeetings #timemanagement

We need to talk about meetings. They aren’t pointless. We need conversation and relationships to get work done. But they can be better. These are my 6 tips to better meetings: 1. Listen 2. Define the purpose 3. Have the right people in the room 4. Contract behaviour 5. Set an agenda 6. Be clear on deadlines and actions Meetings won't go away. The answer isn't that we should just avoid them or not have them. The answer is get better at them and help your teams learn how to chair meetings and run them effectively. #meetings #employeeexperience #internalcomms

This week's article includes 6 easy ways to design your meetings in order to maximize their value. Things like... Finishing with action items: Who owns the task? What specifically is the task? When is it due? Read the full article below and subscribe while you're there. #professionaldevelopment #meetings #teammeetings

Anyone else find themselves in back-to-back-to-back meetings ad infinitum? I’m recalibrating my working hours to make work and life a bit more manageable (hidden disability anyone? 🙋🏻♀️) and one of my biggest challenges is creating space in my diary to get sh*t done but also for time to think. If we want to reduce the amount of time that we’re in meetings, that’s only possible if we make meetings themselves much more efficient. My top take away from this list is to define the purpose. If you’re in a meeting and you’re not entirely sure why, ask. If you don’t know what your role in the conversation is, ask. If you don’t know what the outcome is supposed to be, ask. Asking more questions makes us all more efficient.

5 signs your work meetings suck 😳 It's not the people, it's the process. Meetings aren't about filling time; they're about achieving outcomes. 👇 1️⃣ Unclear purpose 2️⃣ Wrong attendees 3️⃣ No framework or agenda 4️⃣ Oscar-winning monologuers 5️⃣ Nothing happens between meetings Learn how to transform your meetings from boring to brilliant with the Level 10 Meeting Agenda! Link in comments.

Meetings must be reserved for the most important discussion points. Whatever else needs to be done to make meetings more fruitful should be done before the meeting through other media like emails/messages/virtual calls. I have observed that organizations waste unimaginable manhours in unnecessary meetings. Only if organizations work on some clear structuring of meetings, will meetings be successful leading to organizations achieving their objectives. How are you doing your meetings? Do you usually need meetings to decide the agenda of the next meeting? #meetings #productivity #leadershipcoach #mentorsmusings #CoachMJ

Some practical guidance for increasing your meeting time productivity. #meetings #productivity #scheduling

❌ Toxic meetings ❌ Think about your agenda and the number of meetings it contains. Perhaps some managers go to work only to hold successive meetings throughout the week. What are the characteristics of toxic meetings? ▪️ The results of the meetings are small compared to the duration of the meeting and the number of participants ▪️ Meetings require a lot of preparation, although most of the attendees have time to prepare ▪️ They include unclear agendas and go off track in most parts ▪️ They include one or more people who waste others' time through unimportant discussions or outside the framework of the agenda ▪️ Meetings multiply, meeting after meeting, then you enter a vicious circle

I spend way too much time talking about meetings, but every time we ask people what sucks about work the answer is "meetings". How do you change your meeting habits? ✅ Be clear about the purpose ✅ Break the 30-minute default ✅ Set dedicated time to just *do* work together Tell me how you frame your meetings in the comments. And get more tips to make meetings effective by watching my conversation with Joe Thomas and Mark Cruth. Full link below ⬇️