The one thing that really makes a difference for me is having an agenda for the meeting a few days or week ahead of time. This allows me to really reflect on w

The one thing that really makes a difference for me is having an agenda for the meeting a few days or week ahead of time. This allows me to really reflect on what part of the meeting is important to me and how I can best contribute. If you get an agenda same day and everyone is super busy, the meeting tends to be unfocused and a real waist of time. Meeting length is another important factor. An ideal meeting is 15 minutes and should not exceed 30 minutes. Anything longer causes fatigue. One other thing I think is important is to really have one person drive the agenda. If two people start getting into a detailed discussion, and these details have no bearing on the rest of the attendees, the person driving the discussion should step in and ask them to take it up outside the meeting.