Meetings: the bane of productivity. Or are they?
Here are some possible solutions to make them less of a pain:
1. The Power of the 5-minute Meeting
Make every meeting 5 minutes or less. If it can't be resolved in 5 minutes, it's not a meeting.
- Use a timer to keep things on track
- No meetings during happy hour or during the World Cup
- No meetings on Fridays. Or Tuesdays. Actually, just pick a day
2. The Meeting Jar
Put a jar on the conference table with a note that says "Ask yourself: Is this meeting really necessary?"
- Fill the jar with jelly beans for each meeting you avoid
- Use the collected jelly beans to buy something nice for the team (like a new coffee machine)