Do your meetings feel like a series of mini-lectures, with attendees only sharing updates and information and with little discussion or collaboration?

If we encourage our teams to share updates and reports before the meeting, we can shift the meeting’s focus to topics requiring collaboration:

• Ask for written, brief updates from each group or individual prior to the meeting, then share those updates with attendees for review before the meeting, along with a meeting agenda.

• Use set times within the agenda to shift the focus from a repeat of updates to discussions of topics requiring collaboration, such as shared activities, projects, or decision-making.

• Allow a brief period early in the meeting for any questions about or discussion of the updates.

See our Updates Meeting Agenda for more information on structuring your meetings to avoid wasting meeting time on sharing updates and information.

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