Introduction
2 lectures 06:21
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
Introduction
2 lectures 06:21
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
What To Expect From This Course
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
I've had thousands of meetings over the years. And I've come to know a thing or two about what makes a good, and bad meeting. Many people cite too many meetings, or the poor quality of meetings as one of the main workplace frustrations. It comes up often on employee satisfaction surveys. Too many meetings. Too many bad meetings. Too much time wasted.Running a good meeting isn't just a case of turning up. Meetings can cripple productivity if allowed to spread uncontrollably, and can be a real productivity booster if done well. And you’ll know those people in you organisation that add value to meetings as well as those that don’t.In this video series I'll talk about how you can run meetings that add real value, and don't disrupt everyone's valuable time. We'll talk about subjects like
- What a meeting is
- When meetings are, and are not needed
- Best practices in scheduling meetings
- Creating and following agendas
- Being an effective meeting chair as well as an attendee that adds value
- Taking actions, recording minutes & follow ups
And we'll also dive into how you can make better use of your own time by understanding how you can optimise your own meeting attendance so that you avoid that back-to-back with meetings situation.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
About Your Lecturer
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
I'm a technologist, people manager, YouTuber, blogger, speaker & productivity enthusiast.I love getting things done, but just as importantly I love keeping my team and colleagues happy, ensuring they not only deliver for our clients but grow both professionally and personally.I've got over 20 years experience working for some of the biggest and highest-pressure enterprises in the world, including some of the most prestigious financial institutions there are. I've led teams small and large, remote, local and global and have experience providing agile IT solutions and services to non-technical business users, as well as IT professionals and development teams.
What Are Meetings?.
2 lectures 05:20
What Are Meetings & Why Do We Have Them?
The dictionary definition of a meeting is - an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.And that's generally right. People getting together to achieve a purpose. That's what meetings are *supposed* to be. But as we all know, many don't seem to achieve any purpose, or make work streams and projects LESS efficient.In fact sometimes meetings can occur for all the wrong reasons. We talk about them here. As well as the correct reasons for having meetings or calls.
The Cost Of Meetings
It has often been said that meetings have a particular cost.And that's true. And it's also why you need to ensure that as many meetings as possible return some form of value to advance a project or work stream.To host or attend a meeting you're effectively being charged. Let's explore the ways in which we all pay a price for meetings off an...
