Comments on: Work Hacks: How to Run Meetings Google-style

By: We’ll Meet Again (and Again, and Again..) « Matt Jukes

We’ll Meet Again (and Again, and Again..) « Matt Jukes — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:14:28 +0000

[...] other oft-quoted but rarely followed meeting guide is the Google style meetings as espoused by Marissa Mayer. Google take no prisoners with their meeting style and have a very [...]

By: 12 Ways to Find More Time – WebWorkerDaily

12 Ways to Find More Time – WebWorkerDaily — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:02:11 +0000

[...] Review your meetings. Have you been attending the same weekly meetings for months or even years? Are these meetings really needed? Regularly scheduled meetings can lose value. Ask for an agenda when people request your attendance. This gently reminds them to create an agenda, if they don’t have one. If they still don’t provide one, explain that you need to prepare yourself for the meeting and an agenda helps. Check out Imran’s tips on running effective meetings. [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:22:43 +0000

I love those suggestions. I think one of the biggest challenges is that typically, the people running the meeting thinks that he/she is doing a good job. Many have an agenda and assign a note-taker but that's as far as they go. To run an effective meeting, you really have to be a good facilitator and that takes skill and practice.

I'd love to see Google integrate some of these ideas into an app!

By: Could holding “Office Hours” make you a more productive manager? « Manage Lead Inspire Enjoy

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:04:44 +0000

[...] Read how the folks at Google run productive meetings. [...]

By: Run Meetings Like Google | Lawyerist

Run Meetings Like Google | Lawyerist — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:01:35 +0000

[...] Work Hacks: How to Run Meetings Google-style | Web Worker Daily [...]

By: Tehseen

Tehseen — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:46:44 +0000

Imran, Nice read. Although I don't really agree with some of Google's policies but I have to admit that they are the most innovative and fun organization when it comes to corporate culture.

They understand the very basics of retaining top talent.

By: Tammy McLeod

Tammy McLeod — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:32:50 +0000

love this list and agree that it's a perennial problem. I've heard that one company has their meetings standing up. Marissa really anchors it with her suggestions and the key one is the agenda and then following the agenda.

By: Imran Ali

Imran Ali — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:43:49 +0000

Thanks Neal, Andy – I’m on the fence about Google’s practices… possibly they can only really work when you hire particular types of people and that might undermine a company’s culture…

By: Andy Nash

Andy Nash — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:20 +0000

Great tips, every meeting room should have one of those big countdown clocks. As a transport planner I also like the idea of traffic signals helping to control how much any one person talks.

By: Neal

Neal — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:56:07 +0000

cool list, many meetings need better coordination as they may quickly become time-consuming & low-productive