Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Friday, October 19, 2012
Board Meeting Index
Number of Members Present: 20 Those Who've Read Minutes of the Previous Meeting: 11 Those Who Carefully Read the Minutes: 5 Vote to Approve the Minutes: 20
2 comments:
CincyCat
said...
Ain't that the truth?? We moved to a consent agenda 2 years ago, and it has saved a ton of time in meetings.
It's a double-edged sword (you don't want to miss something important), but they sure do save time.
The team all gets fair warning 3 days out that if they don't speak up with questions/concerns, we'll vote on all routine matters en masse at the meeting.
Now, something that used to take nearly 2 hours of meeting time is over and done with in less than 2 minutes (and we can move on to bigger fish...).
2 comments:
Ain't that the truth?? We moved to a consent agenda 2 years ago, and it has saved a ton of time in meetings.
It's a double-edged sword (you don't want to miss something important), but they sure do save time.
The team all gets fair warning 3 days out that if they don't speak up with questions/concerns, we'll vote on all routine matters en masse at the meeting.
Now, something that used to take nearly 2 hours of meeting time is over and done with in less than 2 minutes (and we can move on to bigger fish...).
CincyCat,
It has always amazed me how much time can be consumed by minor items if care is not taken.
Michael
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