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Yeah, I think "send all the relevant reading materials before hand" is great, and I'd add "and make sure everyone reads them" which is a cultural thing. Anothe
by slgeorge 10y ago
Yeah, I think "send all the relevant reading materials before hand" is great, and I'd add "and make sure everyone reads them" which is a cultural thing.
Another great one is to differentiate between items which are 'for decision' and those that are 'for discussion' - it sets expectations. If something is 'for decision' then the max-4-sides reading materials should cover all aspects (pros/cons) and it should be possible to make a decision from the materials.
If something is 'for discussion' then the meeting is going to contribute to the reading materials so there will be missing parts, or perhaps controversies that need to be hammered out in the meeting.
- drdeadringer 10y agoHow does one "make sure everyone reads" the material? Issuing a pop quiz is popular amongst only school teachers.
- asdfasdfa11112 10y agoTufte says to set aside 1/3 of your meeting time to have everyone read the agenda and relevant information at the start.
- slgeorge 10y agoYes, that's what I meant by this this is a "cultural thing". In some organisations turning up to a meeting and not having done the pre-work would be unacceptable, in others it's not. It's something that the whole group has to buy into.