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- For many, meetings are simply draining, pointless, and excruciating — to the point where they have a real impact on teams.
- According to research, meetings have risen in length and frequency over the past 50 years to such an extent that executives spend nearly a whole day per week in meetings.
- Corinne Canter, Senior Leadership and Culture Expert at Human Synergistics, says it's not meetings that are the problem but their effectiveness.
We all laugh about how draining, pointless, and excruciating they are but the frustration and stress created by meetings can have a real impact on companies and organisations.
According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, meetings have increased in length and frequency over the past 50 years, to such an extent that executives spend almost an entire day a week, just sat in meetings.
While many might complain that meetings Corinne Canter, Senior Leadership and Culture Expert at Human Synergistics, says it's not meetings that are the problem; it's their effectiveness.
With this in mind, Canter says there are 10 ways business leaders can make their meetings more effective and successful.
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1. Be deliberate in designing the team so that it's set up for success right from the start
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Ensure that the work is suited to team work, that there is some level of collaboration and interdependence needed to achieve a common goal.
2. Be clear about your expectations
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Making sure your team understands how you'll measure their performance and success will enable them to fulfil targets more easily.
3. Establish a shared understanding and compelling team purpose
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Better still, involve team members in establishing their team purpose.
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