Based on David Allen's 5 reasons to meet...a little diagnostic presentation you can use to frame a change around regularly scheduled meetings that are missing the mark.

1. Meetings Waste of time or essential communication vehicle?

2. Communication: process that allows exchange information of by several methods

3. Methods of communication

4. Conversation

5. Written

6. Visual

7. Auditory

8. What method of communication is best for your environment?

9. 5 Reasons to meet….

10. 1) Give Information

11. Is this the best way to give information?

12. Consider…

13. Attendance

14. 2) Get information

15. Is this the best way to get it?

16. 3) Develop Options

17. How often is everyone’s opinion needed to develop options?

18. 4) Make Decisions

19. Are the people at the meeting the ones accountable for making the decision?

20. 5) Warm magical human contact

21. Does this meeting serve this purpose?

22. One of the worst reasons to meet….

23. Regularly Scheduled Meeting

24. Do we need to meet?

25. Challenge: getting balance between wasting time and keeping informed

26. 3 Options

27. 1. Continue with status quo- this is working well!