This Tip is an easy, quick one.
And it has a HUGE impact.
Because it helps you always end your meetings on time. Simply do this:
- Ten minutes before the scheduled end of the meeting…
- …say “I’m conscious of time”
- When you do, most/all people will (1) look at their watch and (2) stop speaking for a second
- While they stop speaking, say “I know we have a Hard Stop in ten minutes. So can we quickly agree our actions before we go?”
You then have ten minutes to agree actions, and end on time.
And that’s it.
Easy.
Action Point
Use this in your next meeting! And then the next. And then the next…