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10 rules of a successful meeting in a tech company

Tomasz Łakomy on November 01, 2019

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Max Ong Zong Bao

Haha I like the part do not organise meetings that could be an email instead.

This is the one that gets to me since I had been in those that is literally wasting everyone's time to meet for the sake of meeting for everyone.

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Chris C • Edited

A meeting without an owner is what we refer to as 'clusterfuck'

bravo. lol

I do like taking notes on my laptop, though. So I'm keeping it open. I also might check the forecast or pay some bills while the guy who rambles on 500 miles away is thinking out loud into his microphone =p

for shagrins: "Every meeting in 2019"
twitter.com/i/status/1189333592427...

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Dwayne Charrington • Edited

You can add another two important items to your list, Tomasz.

11 Only invite people to the meeting who need to be in the meeting. Don't invite everyone, only to have a meeting that is only relevant to a specific team or group of people.

12 If the meeting spills into lunch, either postpone the meeting or if it is important, feed everyone. you don't want to be in a meeting watching the clock tick away as the energy depletes as hunger sets in as you start to eye-off your coworkers as lunch options.

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Stefan Dorresteijn

I'd add "Make sure every item in the agenda has a time limit" to #1. Otherwise you'll end up talking about your first 4 items for an hour while the other 8 items are left for the next meeting.

Anything that can't be discussed within the time limit you give it, wasn't properly thought through before the meeting and should be researched more.

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jeikabu

I read and re-read the list, but I just can’t find “coffee” anywhere. ;)

Perhaps it’s equal parts agenda, owner, and respecting other people’s time, but time-boxing is often invaluable.

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Tomasz Łakomy

Ha, I don’t actually drink coffee 😅