Meetings, Bloody Meetings

Shows the straightforward disciplines and techniques that can make meetings shorter, more productive, and more satisfying. Features John Cleese and Timothy West in a humorous British farce about a manager who dreams he is being tried in court for the meetings he has conducted. Cites the specific charges of chairing without due thought and preparation, failure to signal intentions to the meeting, negligent ordering of agenda and criminal misallocation of time, not being in control of discussion, and failure to summarize and record discussion., Five steps to making meetings accomplish their purpose, without taking too much time are illustrated by incidents from a real meeting.