INSTANT MBA: Don't Have A Meeting Unless You're Going To Make A Decision At The End

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Thursday, August 22, 2013 Advertisement Today's advice comes from executive coach Fred Kofman via his post on LinkedIn: "The only goal for a meeting is 'to decide and commit.' No other objective is worth meeting for." Kofman says this will cut your meeting time by 90%. This means that there is no point in meeting to discuss, review, report, evaluate, or consider ideas. The only time you should have a meeting is to make a decision and commit to it. Kofman says that you will have to meet to discuss and review in order to make a decision, but you should combine all of these tasks into one meeting. "Unless the meeting may lead people to act in a different way they would have acted had they not had the meeting, its value is zero — no matter how efficiently it is run. Want your business advice featured in Instant MBA? Submit your tips to tipoftheday@businessinsider.com. Be sure to include your name, your job title, and a photo of yourself in your email. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: ipat39@gmail.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Careers RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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