Some time ago I facilitated a VIP Planning Day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since Planning Day we had the year before.

As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the partners made the comment on how crucial their weekly meetings were. Originally when I first suggested they have regular weekly meetings, the same partner thought it was a waste of time as he was focused on how much time it cost to have everyone stop work for that hour.

Some time ago I facilitated a VIP Planning Day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since Planning Day we had the year before.

As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the partners made the comment on how crucial their weekly meetings were.

Originally when I first suggested they have regular weekly meetings, the same partner thought it was a waste of time as he was focused on how much time it cost to have everyone stop work for that hour.

Have you ever attended a meeting where you arrive on time and it starts late and continues way past the finishing time?

Make your meetings memorable, start and finish on time. Regardless of who is there at the beginning, get started. Have an agenda and a strong chairperson. Make it clear at the beginning that in order for the meeting to be productive people must stick to the agenda points and also ‘get to the point’. Keep a strict eye on the time and 5 minutes before the planned finishing time, start bringing the meeting to a close.