Episode 49 - Life is too short for terrible meetings. We explore how to make them better, whether you run 'em, go to 'em, or avoid 'em. Dive in...Some of the USEFUL stuff in there is:Who invented the meetingTerrible conference calls - an exampleWhy a CNBC article confirms your worst fears - meetings can be rubbishEverything that's wrong with meetingsHolding meetings 101 - The basics:Respect your attendee's timeGet to the pointConsider who HAS to be thereSet the agendaChange the locationOr even just change SEATS!John Cleese shows us what's wrong with meetingsCan you make meetings better if you're invited to them? YES YOU CANA great article by Tom Catalini - how to avoid meetings that waste your timeBook meetings with yourselfFind out from the organiser what the purpose is of the meetingReach out to the other delegates and help each other prepareWhy you should sometimes say 'no'Arrive late - or leave earlyA GREAT Ted talk by David Grady - Worth 6 minutes of your time trust meThe radical stuff - what Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other big players doEmpty chairSilent reading timeNo PowerpointNot before noonOnly on a WednesdayDo 30 mins in 20Purge recurring meetingsThrow out the hangers-onLose the chairsWalk out (if you're not adding value)The research we used for this episode was:The Chicago Tribune/Vancouver Sun - MeetistotleHBR - Stop the meeting madnessForbes article by Dean Brenner - The Secret To Better MeetingsTom Catalini - How to avoid meetings that waste your timeDrayton Bird - Please Read Carefully Before You Even Think Of Attending A MeetingJohn Cleese - Meetings Meetings Bl**dy MeetingsFastcompany - Business Leaders Share How They Cut Down On MeetingsQuartz.com - Top Business Leaders MeetingsProject Management Hacks - 7 tips to more productive meetingsInc.com - 9 steps to better meetingsCNBC - Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban and Elon Musk avoid this productivity killer

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