I hate meetings. But I have to admit that they serve a purpose: Getting people to spend some time thinking about a problem and working on it collectively.
When I send out an email, I get very few responses until I start poking people. And then I get just enough to get me to go away.
When a meeting is called, people are forced to be attentive and actually contribute because their boss is in the room. (And yes, their boss was CC'd on the emails above.)
For some things, meetings are the only way to progress them. For others, email works just fine. The key is to figure out which are which and act appropriately.
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"Never have a meeting without a clear agenda."
This is the only one that I agree with.
I hate meetings. But I have to admit that they serve a purpose: Getting people to spend some time thinking about a problem and working on it collectively.
When I send out an email, I get very few responses until I start poking people. And then I get just enough to get me to go away.
When a meeting is called, people are forced to be attentive and actually contribute because their boss is in the room. (And yes, their boss was CC'd on the emails above.)
For some things, meetings are the only way to progress them. For others, email works just fine. The key is to figure out which are which and act appropriately.