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Time Management
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become a ritual and committees are a duty, so that it’s nearly
impossible to say no to them.
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Your job: to ensure that the meetings you attend result in a
sleek, productive use of everyone’s time. If you run the meet-
ing, your task requires commitment to time management prin-
ciples. If you’re a participant, your challenge is more acute: to
subtly guide the group to productive activity. Here are 12 guide-
lines that will help you increase a meeting’s productivity.
TEAMFLY
1. Create a written agenda for each meeting. Make sure it’s dis-
tributed to all participants at least 24 hours in advance. (Figure
7-1 shows a sample agenda form.) If you’re asked to attend a
meeting scheduled by someone else, request that he or she pro-

To _______________________ Meeting Date ____________________
From _____________________ Start Time ______________________
Mailing Date _______________
End Time _______________________
# Attached Pages ___________ Location ________________________

Topics to Be Covered (in order) Presented By Time
1. ________________________ __________________ __________
2. ________________________ __________________ __________
3. ________________________
__________
__________________
4. ________________________ __________________ __________
5. ________________________ __________________ __________
6. ________________________ __________________ __________
7. ________________________ __________________ __________
8. ________________________ __________________ __________
Key Meeting Objectives/Goals

Premeeting Preparation

Figure 7-1. Sample meeting agenda form

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