Page 11 - Personal Productivity

That’s one of the dispiriting findings in a survey of more than 1,400 professionals by the online
collaboration company Wrike. When asked if they leave company meetings knowing what
the next action item is, only 54 percent said yes. The rest answered “sometimes” “rarely,” or
“never”.

Use the scheduling assistant in Outlook to plan a suitable
Top tip time for your meetings where everyone is showing

as available. In conjunction with this, try reducing the
duration of your meetings from a full hour to just 45
minutes. With a reduced duration, you will be better able to take stock of your last meeting,
with time to make it to your next appointment.

Capturing actions and minutes Options for capturing minutes

Taking notes is a vital step to maximising
your meeting time. Benefits can include; One Note
Teams minutes

State ownership
Microsoft Meetings info-graphic

Provides an accountability tool

Provide structure
Now you have a clear
Drive action understanding of ineffective

meetings, think of one
Alternatives to meetings of your next upcoming
meetings and document how
Don’t assume a formal meeting is always you will achieve a successful
the best option. Consider the alternatives
based on the circumstances. This might outcome - e.g. by changing
include accessibility, technology, room the format or setting a clear
availability and meeting purpose. Here are agenda.
some ideas to get you started.

Here are some more tips to
Teams Hub get you started.

Walking meetings

Teams/Skype meetings

Collaboration tools such as co-authoring

KEEP MAXIMISE REMAIN BECOME MORE
ORGANISED YOUR TIME FOCUSED EFFICIENT