Annual conference<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWhen the agenda is this general, it\u2019s going to take some extra work for someone to come primed and ready\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard a rumour that project X has been delayed. Is that what this is about? Has there been a change to the appraisal process? I wonder why we\u2019re talking about the annual conference so early?\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\nThey could, of course, fire off an email, make some calls and work it out with a bit of digging, but if time is short, they\u2019ll probably just wait and see, knowing full well that others will arrive knowing just the same as them; i.e. not much.<\/p>\n
So, instead of that, how about applying some next action thinking and giving the agenda a makeover to something that looks more like this…:<\/p>\n
\n- Previous minutes and matters arising<\/li>\n
- Project X – agree new terms of reference<\/li>\n
- Appraisals \u2013 clarify changes to training budget<\/li>\n
- Annual conference – brainstorm key speakers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Feels different, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
By being more specific about what exactly is going to happen in the meeting, not only does it become easier to cut to the chase, but it also becomes more likely that your attendees will be able to input more meaningfully because they know what\u2019s coming their way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team and I had a bit of a chinwag about the annual conference and we quite fancy getting in Richard Branson and Barack Obama. What\u2019s the budget again?”.<\/em><\/p>\nBetter agendas will result if you\u2019re capturing discussion points ahead of time in agenda lists and clarifying them as you would any other GTD list to really identify what needs to happen when people meet. As a result, you\u2019ll have a better chance of seeing energy, focus and engagement.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll also ensure that machine-gun fire is just a metaphor for high-performance meeting behaviour rather than a way of waking anyone who\u2019s dozed off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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