For what it's worth, eliminate all status reports

For what it's worth, eliminate all status reports, if possible. If it's really just a status report, with no

discussion needed, email should do the trick.

4. Visually track problem-solving and decision-making discussions. If it's a virtual meeting, use a shared

document to track the discussion, such as Webex. If everyone MBT Sawa Shoes,is in the same room, or if you're lucky enough to

have Telepresence, use a flipchart or whiteboard. I have never understood the allergic reaction some people

have to flipcharts. It's not a sign that you're dummies just because you can't remember the key points brought

out five or ten minutes ago. There's a lot going on in these meetings, and visual tracking of the content keeps

everyone tracking together.

5. End with "Speak and Listen." This has become my favorite tool to wrap up a meeting and ensure that what's

really important to the participants is out in the open, so it can be addressed either in the next meeting or

separately.

This is such a simple activity and it works equally well for engineers, artists, teachers, accountants,

executives...you get the picture. Each person in the room has 30 seconds to share whatever he or she wants to

share. There are no rules other than to be respectful. This is not the time to flame your fellow meeting

participants.

Go around the room in order, politely cutting the speaker off at exactly 30 seconds. That includes the big boss

- no letting him or her prattle on over the MBT Changa Shoes,. Believe me, after the first or second cut-off, everyone

else will be succinct.