At the end of this marathon, I asked the senior executive, “What’s the purpose of this meeting?” It was apparently a question he hadn’t considered. Priya Parker has come to the rescue with her fine book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Duncan: What are some good ways for a host or meeting leader to encourage that kind of connection at the beginning of a meeting? Putting more effort into naming your meeting means you’ll need to do less work at the beginning of the gathering. Every decision you make about the meeting should be filtered through the lens of the meeting’s purpose.

Source: Forbes March 04, 2019 09:00 UTC