Traditional meeting techniques have been used with varying success for many years, with varying levels of effectiveness.
Recognize the following meeting dilemmas?
- Time Complaints:
"I spend too much unproductive time in meetings."
- Dominant Personalities:
"I know everything and let me tell you what I know about everything."
- False Memory:
"That's not what we decided! What do you mean we don't have any notes from the meeting."
- Knowledgeable Nonparticipation:
"I wish I could get some air time? Why won't these people ask me? Oh well, maybe next time."
3M Research Indicates:
- People spend 1 to 1.5 days in meetings per week.
- Managers spend more time in meetings than non-managers.
- Most people report that 1/4 to 1/2 of time spent in meetings is wasted.
- Over the past 10 years, work done in meetings and time spent in meetings has increased.