How to Have a Meeting, Google-Style

Sep 29

I saw this reference to How to Run a Meeting Like Google on Micro Persuasion. Interesting points in an interview with Melissa Mayer, vice president of search products at Google, who reportedly holds 70 meetings a week. She offers six pointers on what makes a “good meeting”:

Set a firm agenda.

Assign a note-taker.

Carve out micro meetings.

Hold office hours.

Discourage politics, use data.

Stick to the clock.

I’d add one more to the mix: Meetings are meetings, and don’t confuse them with actually DOING things. Meetings are about making decisions. As Sarah reminds us here (in the words of her favorite Jedi): Say not, do.

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Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.