Meetings are important – but it is possible to have too many.
Internally, they are important for communication so that everyone knows what is happening and priorities and differences in opinion can be dealt with openly.
With clients and customers they are part of the process of building and maintaining relationships.
For those of you coming out of bigger corporations you will have to watch your own tendency to have meetings. You have just come from an environment where there are so many stakeholders and the delegation of authority you have means that decisions need to be made by consensus.
In a small startup every possible minute should be given to making the business happen. There of course needs to be coordination – for which you can have meetings. But keep a lid on it.
Make sure every meeting has a purpose (and yes, a weekly staff meeting does have a purpose when run properly).
Be creative – for example, try a senior management breakfast or have a catered lunch so normal working hours aren’t interrupted.
Most of all, recognise that you have the right to make the decisions now and while consensus is nice, it isn’t always necessary – after all you get to live with the outcomes too.
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