Ian's Messy Desk

Unproductive meetings. To most people, that would be a redundant phrase. Meetings can easily be unproductive and a waste of time. Probably all of us have attended meetings that were not productive and, if we were being honest, have called a few meetings that were a waste of time. Unfortunately, meeting are a fact of business life. If you've gotta have 'em, you might as well make 'em work. Here are some on-line articles on holding productive meetings:

• Top 7 Strategies for Productive Meetings
• 5 Steps to a Productive Meeting
• Productive Meetings
• Power Meetings
• Productive Business Meetings
• How to Hold Productive Staff Meetings
• Conducting a Productive Meeting
• Meeting Ice Breakers: 26 Ways to Make Them More Fun and Productive