How to Host a Meeting That Actually Accomplishes Something

...And is Not a Total Waste of Time.

Everyone I know has endured a long, overdrawn, waste-of-time meeting at some point in their careers. One that doesn’t start on time, that meanders through topics, and that does nothing to move the dial. When I was a manager I observed many methods for running meetings that were successful and many that made you want to poke your eyes out with boredom an…