Tech Manager
by: Mark Kiker
The Haves and Have Nots of Meetings Y
ou need to have meetings – but you need to have good ones. I have read a lot about having effective meetings. Efficient meetings that happen like clockwork. Meetings that stay on track and get things done. Meetings that move the project along. I have attended many and held many that I thought were well run and got the job done. I have also been part of some that seemed to go nowhere and get nothing accomplished. I have even held a few that seemed to get derailed and fail to make progress. They can be torture or treasure… depending on the interactions and outcomes.
THE HAVES
Here are some ideas related to meetings. Many you may have heard before. Some you may be
doing. And some that you may need to be reminded to do again.
HAVE A REASONS FOR THE MEETING
No one likes meetings with no purpose. There are so many other things to get done, and those things do not happen in a meeting. But meetings are needed. They establishing a cadence of accountability which is done via regular meetings. These happen on a cycle at intervals like weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and even quarterly. Depending on the need of the project they establish an unwritten deadline. As the meeting approaches, those who are attending feel the need to get something done in case they have to update others on their progress. If there is no reason to meet – then do not meet. If there is a reason – state it in the invite.
20 AUGIWorld Magazine | June 2021 augi.com
