Time Management - Marc Mancini

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Time Management
become a ritual and committees are a duty, so that it’s nearly
impossible to say no to them.
Your job: to ensure that the meetings you attend result in a
sleek, productive use of everyone’s time. If you run the meeting,
your task requires commitment to time management principles.
If you’re a participant, your challenge is more acute: to
subtly guide the group to productive activity. Here are 12 guidelines
that will help you increase a meeting’s productivity.
1. Create a written agenda for each meeting. Make sure it’s distributed
to all participants at least 24 hours in advance. (Figure
7-1 shows a sample agenda form.) If you’re asked to attend a
meeting scheduled by someone else, request that he or she pro-
To _______________________ Meeting Date ____________________
From _____________________ Start Time ______________________
Mailing Date _______________ End Time _______________________
# Attached Pages ___________ Location ________________________
Topics to Be Covered (in order) Presented By Time
1. ________________________ __________________ __________
2. ________________________ __________________ __________
3. ________________________ __________________ __________
4. ________________________ __________________ __________
5. ________________________ __________________ __________
6. ________________________ __________________ __________
7. ________________________ __________________ __________
8. ________________________ __________________ __________
Key Meeting Objectives/Goals
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Figure 7-1. Sample meeting agenda form