tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post634347670074417472..comments2023-09-02T09:15:53.122-07:00Comments on Human Strategies: 1...2...3...Eyes on Me.GretchenAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16761999614903557269noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post-46774611269423148412008-09-14T23:36:00.000-07:002008-09-14T23:36:00.000-07:00Definitely think facilitation is the way to go. I...Definitely think facilitation is the way to go. In my world I host/participate in a lot of conference calls and it's pretty obvious that people are multi-tasking, even I'm guilty of it at times. We've started introducing breakout sessions (using MeetingPlace) to engage the participants more, rather than let them sit back in listen only mode. To date it's given us some good results. At the end of the day, if the person is interested they will be engaged, but the meeting has also got to be run correctly, a skill which is sadly missing too often.We're having a Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639634676899370566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post-85782386475177166552008-08-25T17:11:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:11:00.000-07:00Completely agree that facilitation is needed. And ...Completely agree that facilitation is needed. And I'm in favor of more frequent short meetings - if that's what the content calls for. In both cases, the key questions are: what is the purpose of the meeting, and why is the person attending.GretchenAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761999614903557269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post-40794706856557512982008-08-22T13:41:00.000-07:002008-08-22T13:41:00.000-07:00Stumbled across your post via twitter and a Kodak ...Stumbled across your post via twitter and a Kodak Gallery search. Well, if I could interject and suggest, taking a cue from Patrick Lencioni's "Death by Meeting", that the solution is not less meetings but more - more frequent but shorter meetings and with more drama. He has a kind of revolutionary and novel idea. I've implemented them in a few organizations and they've helped make the meetings much more efficient and focused. Part of it is based on the person driving the meeting and the clear objectives and goals he/she lays out.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642763551022714704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post-47584302548668650042008-08-15T00:51:00.000-07:002008-08-15T00:51:00.000-07:00This is an interesting and controversial topic.I t...This is an interesting and controversial topic.<BR/><BR/>I think the introduction of WiFi access at Oracle HQ was a catalyst for the huge increase of laptops in meetings. There is another phenomena I see where people dial into meetings from the desk even though they're in the building and sometimes just feet from the meeting room.<BR/><BR/>There are certainly some meetings I go to where I don't need to give my full attention all of the time, but I'm not exactly sure when I might need to chip in with something or be asked to contribute. In those cases I multi task.<BR/><BR/>One good thing to do is have a meeting facilitators who are able to IM people when the part of the meeting they need to show up for is about to start, this makes it easier to shift agenda's on the fly and that works well.<BR/><BR/>I was presenting at one event when the meeting organizer went around closing people's laptops when I started - that was quite interesting.David Haimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553294104727744220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394104024330665541.post-73283472529612709602008-07-13T20:43:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:43:00.000-07:00well you already know I'm not a big fan of people ...well you already know I'm not a big fan of people coming in and out of a meeting, especially if the agenda is suspect (they are probably coming in at the wrong part). I am, however, a big fan of the meeting facilitator. Having someone more actively manage the schedule and/or the content of the meeting can make sure it's ultimately more productive for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com