How to run a meeting


First you need to understand that the primary purpose of a business meeting is to make a decision. It is not to share experiences or feel warm and fuzzy.

With that in mind, here are five key points to learn about running a meeting:
  1. Start on time even if everyone isn’t there because they will be next time;
  2. Invite the fewest people possible to the meeting;
  3. Set an agenda for exactly what’s going to happen at the meeting;
  4. End on time so that everyone focuses on the pertinent issues;
  5. Send an email to all participants that confirms decisions reviews action items.
There are more power tips for running good meetings, but if you do these five, you’re ahead of 90 percent of the world.
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