Love this perspective Bob! I recently had a conversation with some friends on how much time they spend in meetings everyday. I recall the "amazing" insights from Microsoft Outlook telling me that I spent 60% of my week in meetings! No wonder it never feels like you get anything done.
One of my favorite meeting hacks has always been to turn it into a working meeting. To state the problem we are going to solve right then and there. Now obviously, this can't be applied in all settings as you might need data to make a decision. However, I've also found that saying data is needed can feel like a convenient excuse to not take action immediately.
As you know, large companies have reams of data from study after study. As a consultant, the amount of time I've spent unpacking the data they already have and using it to help solve a current problem is always hilarious.
Anyway, love the idea of taking action and not just meeting for the millionth time!
I love the "working meeting" idea, and anything to realize that meetings have a bias toward inaction. Once we are aware of our own individual and group issues, we have a chance to get past them.
Love this perspective Bob! I recently had a conversation with some friends on how much time they spend in meetings everyday. I recall the "amazing" insights from Microsoft Outlook telling me that I spent 60% of my week in meetings! No wonder it never feels like you get anything done.
One of my favorite meeting hacks has always been to turn it into a working meeting. To state the problem we are going to solve right then and there. Now obviously, this can't be applied in all settings as you might need data to make a decision. However, I've also found that saying data is needed can feel like a convenient excuse to not take action immediately.
As you know, large companies have reams of data from study after study. As a consultant, the amount of time I've spent unpacking the data they already have and using it to help solve a current problem is always hilarious.
Anyway, love the idea of taking action and not just meeting for the millionth time!
I love the "working meeting" idea, and anything to realize that meetings have a bias toward inaction. Once we are aware of our own individual and group issues, we have a chance to get past them.
Absolutely! I wish I could say it is easy to get people to embrace it