http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/#comment-76773 Sam Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:05:48 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/20/101559_the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend.html#comment-76773 One of the things I hated most after I left my old company was the weekly meeting. 70% wasted on small talks and I had to stay late finishing my job while my old boss left work ontime. She was very good at delegating. My current boss with this new co. rarely have meeting unless there is something important to talk about. What a relief. One of the things I hated most after I left my old company was the weekly meeting. 70% wasted on small talks and I had to stay late finishing my job while my old boss left work ontime. She was very good at delegating. My current boss with this new co. rarely have meeting unless there is something important to talk about. What a relief.

]]> http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/#comment-65295 One-Man Band: This Week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is Up! Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:01:54 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/20/101559_the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend.html#comment-65295 [...] first-click-through award goes to Saving Advice for “The Stand-Up Meeting - The Best Meeting You’ll Ever Attend” because One Man Bands take meetings, too. Make them as short and as effective as [...] [...] first-click-through award goes to Saving Advice for “The Stand-Up Meeting - The Best Meeting You’ll Ever Attend” because One Man Bands take meetings, too. Make them as short and as effective as [...]

]]> http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/#comment-62194 Prasanth Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:54:54 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/20/101559_the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend.html#comment-62194 We have a daily project meeting at my work place - this is a standup meeting - we call it a "scrum". Each person gets a minute or so to detail what the person has completed the previous day and what is scheduled for the day. The meeting is scheduled to last 15 minutes or less. We found that this is a great way to communicate within the team and does not take much of our time. We have a daily project meeting at my work place - this is a standup meeting - we call it a “scrum”. Each person gets a minute or so to detail what the person has completed the previous day and what is scheduled for the day. The meeting is scheduled to last 15 minutes or less. We found that this is a great way to communicate within the team and does not take much of our time.

]]> http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/#comment-61769 Jen Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:10:24 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/20/101559_the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend.html#comment-61769 I am a meeting planner by trade and one thing I'd like to add to your list (which is excellent, by the way) is to make sure everyone you invite to the meeting is a necessary part of the discussion. For instance, are you inviting Jeff from Accounting just because he needs the info that will come out of the meeting? Could you instead include him in the post-meeting email or memo? Cutting down on the number of participants not only makes better use of their time, but also gives your meeting less of an opportunity for outsider input or extra off-subject dialogue. I am a meeting planner by trade and one thing I’d like to add to your list (which is excellent, by the way) is to make sure everyone you invite to the meeting is a necessary part of the discussion. For instance, are you inviting Jeff from Accounting just because he needs the info that will come out of the meeting? Could you instead include him in the post-meeting email or memo? Cutting down on the number of participants not only makes better use of their time, but also gives your meeting less of an opportunity for outsider input or extra off-subject dialogue.

]]> http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/20/the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend/#comment-61709 vsjhoc Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/20/101559_the-stand-up-meeting-the-best-meeting-youll-ever-attend.html#comment-61709 Great tips. I attended a meeting recently where I wasn't told in advance that I was on the agenda. I had to think on my feet pretty quickly. That bullet point summary would have been handy -- I like being better prepared! Great tips. I attended a meeting recently where I wasn’t told in advance that I was on the agenda. I had to think on my feet pretty quickly. That bullet point summary would have been handy — I like being better prepared!

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