71% of meetings are unproductive

This results in billions of hours lost.

Let me help you avoid this.

Sharing meeting tips from top entrepreneurs:

1. Elon Musk: Be Super Prepared

Ensure thorough preparation for meetings.

Be ready to answer any follow-up questions.

Maintain high standards and efficiency.

2. Steve Jobs: Keep Meetings Small

Limit the number of attendees.

Remove unnecessary participants.

Enhance simplicity and productivity.

3. Larry Page: Immediate Decision-Making

Make decisions without waiting for meetings.

Designate a decision-maker for every meeting.

Increase agility and reduce delays.

4. Satya Nadella: Long Leadership Meetings

Hold extended weekly leadership meetings.

Use performance dashboards to align efforts across units.

Ensure alignment and coordination among senior leaders.

5. Ben Horowitz: One-to-One Meetings

Hold structured one-on-one meetings.

Employee sets the agenda; manager listens 90% of the time.

Encourage upward communication and idea sharing.

6. Marissa Mayer: Aggressive Vetting

Thoroughly vet ideas during meetings.

Ask detailed questions about research and methodology.

Ensure well-thought-out proposals.

7. Alfred Sloan: Follow-Up Memos

Send follow-up memos post-meeting.

Summarize discussions, set deadlines, and assign accountability.

Ensure clarity and action post-meeting.

8. Sheryl Sandberg: Strict Agendas

Use a strict agenda with action items.

Cross off items one by one; end the meeting early if the agenda is completed.

Keep meetings focused and concise.

Remember this advice:

Make sure your meetings are never wasted. At ABN, we go straight to the point, and we try to make decisions. We always have actions after the meetings. There is NOT any meeting just for the sake of meeting in our company.

Author

AiUTOMATING PEOPLE, ABN ASIA was founded by people with deep roots in academia, with work experience in the US, Holland, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam. ABN Asia is where academia and technology meet opportunity. With our cutting-edge solutions and competent software development services, we're helping businesses level up and take on the global scene. Our commitment: Faster. Better. More reliable. In most cases: Cheaper as well.

Feel free to reach out to us whenever you require IT services, digital consulting, off-the-shelf software solutions, or if you'd like to send us requests for proposals (RFPs). You can contact us at [email protected]. We're ready to assist you with all your technology needs.

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