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26th edition of The Monday Motivator. Topic is about Discovery.
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How To Deal With Meeting Killers
When it’s time for a meeting, most companies have them: co-workers
that hijack discussions, wander off topic, send texts, disrupt
decision-making or behave in other dysfunctional ways.
The
five most common disrupters come under these categories:
The Dominator
Crime: greatly overestimates value
of his/her personal views
Modus operandi: disrupts discussion and
induces information overkill
Level: first degree nuisance
The Quiet Plotter
Crime: practices
passive-aggressive insubordination
Modus operandi: remains quiet
at meetings, later undermines bosses and decisions
Level: first
degree nuisance
The Naysayer
Crime:
premeditated negativity
Modus operandi: waits until consensus is
almost reached and derails meeting with major objections
Level:
first degree nuisance
The Rambler
Crime:
inflicts death by boredom
Modus operandi: takes discussions to
far-away places so people forget why they're there
Level: second
degree nuisance
The Jokester
Crime:
assault with a deadly punchline
Modus operandi: cracks jokes
(appropriate or not) and awaits response from others
Level:
misdemeanor nuisance
Meetings are supposed to be a time of
creative problem solving, where the best ideas emerge. Yet even some
of the best managers have a difficult time running them.
The following advice from executives, meeting planners and trainers,
for accomplishing productive meetings that'll get more done include:
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Limit
the number of meetings scheduled.
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Set
a clear agenda.
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Impose a "no device" rule or schedule periodic tech breaks for
e-mail, texts and phone calls.
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Redirect people back to the agenda when they ramble or digress.
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Draw out quiet people by asking them in advance for a specific
contribution.
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Do a "round robin" when appropriate, to allow everyone to
contribute.
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Ask early for objections to keep them from derailing discussions
later.
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Limit the length of slide presentations.
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Interrupt people who talk too long or talk to each other.
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Set an ending time for the meeting and stick to it.
Priority Check On Time Management
One manager found a unique exercise for driving home the importance
of time management. She hands all department employees a check
(fake, of course) made out to them for $86,400, giving them 24-hours
to "spend" the money.
In a meeting the next day, members
share how they plan to spend the money. When the exercise is over,
the leader notes that most people spent every penny of the check.
She then informs them that each day has the same number of
seconds as the check has dollars — 86,400 — and asks,
"Why are we so much more likely to prioritize how we spend our money
than our time?"
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