Meetings

On this page, we're detailing how to optimize meetings in an all-remote environment.

Control Your Calendar

Reserve blocks of time to do focused work

Create meeting-free days every week

Just say no OR delegate

Configure a 25 minutes default meeting duration

Define speedy meetings to have 5 or 10-minute intervals

Open

Google Calendar Settings

Blocking Calendar Slots and Meeting Free Day

Respect Others' Calendars

• Always confirm if you are attending or not

• Read the agenda and materials sent out in advance

• Join the meeting on time

Host Good Meetings

• Prepare an agenda

• Avoid the status meetings

• Invite only the people who need to attend (mark other people as optional)

• Start and end on time

• Don’t rehash materials sent out in advance

• Send out a summary of the next steps

Organizing Recurrent Meetings

• Schedule recurring meetings at the beginning of the week

Recurring Meetings

References

https://sterlingmiller2014.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/ten-things-escaping-meeting-hell/

https://hbr.org/2015/03/how-to-design-an-agenda-for-an-effective-meeting

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