A lot of our clients in the Philippines and Asia ask us for guidelines and protocols on how to run more effective meetings. I would call most Filipino meetings we have attended “death by
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Mostly, they were a waste of his and everyone else’s time. In line with the Asian practice of sugarcoating and avoiding direct confrontation, executives were afraid to tell him. In the meetings, things were not getting done, people were just talking about them.A lot of companies and executives slip into the WFWS or “work for work’s sake” disease. That is different from “getting things done” and producing results. Confuse the two and you might find yourself on the losing end.
Jeff Bezos, for example, limits attendance at Amazon meetings to only a handful of people. Steve Jobs did not believe that more was always better. He had a reputation for just inviting the required people into the room. Too many people ruined the simplicity that Jobs thrived on.Before a meeting is called, somebody needs to be in charge of the meeting. That person has to invite the relevant people to the meeting, clearly state the purpose.
One of our Asian clients told us their own story of too many meetings. The owner had a great idea for a new product, but the execution of the idea got lost in so many meetings, discussions, committees and PowerPoints that the competition launched the same product months before them. Bang! Opportunity gone.Do you want a dramatic reduction in your company’s average meeting duration and at the same time boost results? Try to hold meetings standing up.
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