What are you meeting for?

I know why we are having each meeting and what the desired outcome is.

Meetings have an agenda so that everyone knows what needs to be discussed.

If I need to review materials in order to be prepared for meetings, I receive them sufficiently in advance.

It’s clear who the facilitator/owner of each meeting is, and that person makes sure the conversation stays on track.

The conversation stays focused and comments are relevant and to the point.

If a topic comes up during a meeting that isn’t on the agenda, we’re disciplined about deferring it until another time and moving back to the agenda topics (unless it’s truly important enough to displace other topics, in which case we make an explicit decision to dive into it).

A group meeting is the best place for the conversations we have (as opposed to email, one-on-one conversations, etc.).

When I am in meetings, I think, “This is the best use of my time right now.”

Meetings start and end on time.

I leave meetings knowing what the relevant next steps are for me and for others.