{"id":4466,"date":"2022-07-18T11:24:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/?p=4466"},"modified":"2022-07-18T13:13:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T13:13:18","slug":"20-tips-for-dealing-with-meeting-overload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/blog\/20-tips-for-dealing-with-meeting-overload\/","title":{"rendered":"20 tips for dealing with meeting overload"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4466\" class=\"elementor elementor-4466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-120bddb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"120bddb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee85833\" data-id=\"5ee85833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2425e678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2425e678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<pre>&lt;READING TIME: 10m42s&gt;<\/pre><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings, meetings, meetings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most executives spend around 23 hours in meetings every week!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And one HBR <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/07\/stop-the-meeting-madness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that 83% of meetings were considered unproductive and a waste of time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s do the maths:<\/span><\/p><p><strong>23 hours in meetings times 83% unproductive ones = 19 wasted hours in meetings every week! <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s 76 unproductive hours every month!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine what you could do with that time?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This maths lesson isn&#8217;t over yet I&#8217;m afraid:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now multiply 76 hours by the number of people in your team or your organisation?<\/span><\/p><p>Multiply that by 12 months?<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine the outputs and projects, products and customers you could deliver on if you cut back on just half of those unproductive meetings?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s not the only problem, if you find yourself catching up on your solo work after hours or on weekends, it\u2019s probably because of the excessive number of meetings in your calendar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This after-hours work quickly leads to increased stress and burnout and lowered work satisfaction.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most productive and happiest executives guard their calendars like hawks and protect their time from unproductive meetings so that they have more time for deep work and strategic thinking.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So fear not, if meeting overload is what you\u2019ve been experiencing, I\u2019ve got you covered.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Here are 20 tips for dealing with meeting overload so that you can regain more of your time every week:<\/strong><\/p><h3><strong>1 &#8211; Be happy to miss out<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting F.O.M.O. (fear of missing out) is a real thing. But it\u2019s absolutely a mindset issue that is easily dealt with. First, realise that it\u2019s OK to miss out on certain meetings and decisions. Your ability to produce success is also based on your ability to ignore a lot of other good opportunities including certain meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>2 &#8211; Be clear on your strategic goals and objectives and your specific activities to reach those goals<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are crystal clear on your strategic goals and objectives and your role in achieving these, it will be a lot easier to say \u201cno\u201d to certain meetings that aren\u2019t aligned with what you need to do.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>3 &#8211; Always check in with yourself before accepting a meeting\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never click \u201caccept\u201d on a meeting before checking in with a few questions like: \u201cIs this meeting essential to my strategic goals and role?\u201d; \u201cIs my attendance vital for the host to move forward with their objective?\u201d; \u201cIs there a clear agenda and objective to the meeting?\u201d; \u201cIs this meeting aligned to the priorities of the organisation?\u201d; \u201cAm I attending this meeting because it\u2019s easy and I\u2019m avoiding some other challenging work?\u201d etc.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>4 &#8211; Assess your underlying thoughts about meetings<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much as we all complain about meetings the reason you\u2019re probably attending too many of them has to do with what you\u2019re thinking about them. For example: \u201cmy boss likes me to attend this meeting\u201d or \u201cit\u2019s only 30 minutes a week\u201d or \u201cI need to show my face or they\u2019ll forget about me\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll only be able to change your actions around unproductive meetings or certain types of meetings when you change your beliefs about them. <a href=\"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/book-a-consultation\/\">Coaching<\/a> can help to uncover the limiting beliefs that keep you in the cycle of attending unproductive meetings.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>5 &#8211; Cut down the default meeting length<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change all of your 1-hour meetings to 45 minutes and all of your 30-minute meetings to 20 minutes. Or request this change from the host. This reduced time will force people to get to the point of the meeting and move quickly towards the overall objective and decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>6 &#8211; Never stay in a meeting beyond the completion of the agenda<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting objectives are often completed earlier than the meeting completion time, but very often we stay because it \u201cmight be rude\u201d not to. It\u2019s rude to waste time, and it\u2019s rude to have to spend your personal hours catching up on work, so always leave a meeting as soon as the agenda or objective is completed.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>7 &#8211; Get over the mindset that meetings are for relationship building<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you may have a secondary objective to connect with people in meetings, but this is only a secondary objective. Don\u2019t use this as an excuse to attend unproductive meetings that waste people\u2019s time and frustrate them (and you). That\u2019s hardly a great way to build relationships. If you want to foster great relationships with your team and colleagues ask yourself \u201chow can I build better relationships with my team\u201d and brainstorm some impactful ways you could do this where relationship building is the primary objective.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>8 &#8211; Nip unproductive meeting behaviours in the bud<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re the leader so be the one to call people out wherever you notice them wandering off topic or presenting problems without solutions or blaming other people or teams. Those behaviours don\u2019t move anyone forward and add to a negative culture and atmosphere in the meeting room. Rather direct people back to the topic and call them out for excessive complaining or blaming.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>9 &#8211; Create your own meeting boundaries<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to set clear boundaries for yourself around the meetings you will or won&#8217;t attend. For instance: \u201cIf the meeting doesn\u2019t include an objective and agenda then you won\u2019t accept the invitation\u201d. Communicate these boundaries to your team and be sure to uphold them 100% of the time.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>10 &#8211; Create your own impromptu meeting boundaries<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imprompt meetings can be incredibly disruptive especially when you are busy with deep work. Be sure to create and communicate your boundaries around impromptu meetings with your team and colleagues. For example: \u201cEmployees and colleagues must always bring at least 3 solutions to the problem they present to you in an impromptu meeting\u201d.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>11 &#8211; Experiment with a \u201cno meeting period\u201d<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiment with just yourself or with your team or organisation where a certain period of time is set where people cannot set up meetings or appointments. And keep that time blocked for solo work only. For example, You could set up a \u201cno meeting period\u201d between 8-10 am every morning. Or you could experiment with a \u201cno meeting day\u201d such as every Friday. (As an aside, this could also help you test out what it would be like to be a 4-day work week organisation.)<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>12 &#8211; Provide your meeting input before and\/or after a meeting<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can still participate in meetings without attending them. Do this by providing your input and questions to the host before the meeting, and\/or you can gain their feedback from the meeting afterwards in a quick 5-min chat or request an email update from them.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>13 &#8211; When setting up a meeting, invite only the people that are essential to achieving the set objective<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think someone is optional for a meeting then don\u2019t include them on the invite list. For project-type meetings (i.e. not 1-to-1 meetings) keep the number of invitees to between 5 &#8211; 8 people for maximum creativity and decision making. For people who are optional to a meeting, you can provide them with the notes afterwards. Check-in with yourself if you feel \u201cbad\u201d about not inviting someone &#8211; feeling \u201cbad\u201d is not a good enough reason to waste people\u2019s time.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>14 &#8211; Schedule meetings to start with a verb<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By scheduling all meetings with a verb you are encouraging yourself to think about what you want the meeting to produce or the outcome you are looking for. For example: \u201cDecide on\u2026\u201d or \u201cFinalise the\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>15 &#8211; Always question \u201creview\u201d or \u201ccatch-up\u201d meetings<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most \u201creviews\u201d can be done during solo work time outside of a meeting and \u201ccatch-ups\u201d are a sure way to have a conversation that could be a waste of everyone\u2019s time. Be sure to ALWAYS request clarity from the host on these types of meetings before accepting them.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>16 &#8211; Get into the habit of planning meetings in advance as much as possible<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For advanced productivity, I recommend to my clients to plan as much as they can in advance as much as possible. Planning in advance reduces costs (monetary as well as resource and time costs) because it reduces urgency. Think about the meetings you may or may not need within the next 3 months and keep a close watch on your upcoming weeks to prepare yourself for what\u2019s ahead. You can always cancel meetings if they aren\u2019t needed closer to the time.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>17 &#8211; Delegate more meetings<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some meetings can be a great opportunity to empower your team, so delegate more meetings to them. Be sure to communicate your requirements before they attend a meeting on your behalf.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>18 &#8211; Delay more meetings<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because you have time doesn\u2019t mean you should accept a meeting today or this week. Be willing to delay meetings into the future. Use the MoSCoW method to assess your meetings by must, should, could or won\u2019t. Ask yourself: \u201cWhich meetings MUST I attend this week?\u201d and give preference to those. Ask yourself: \u201cWhich meetings SHOULD I do this week and which meetings COULD I do this week?\u201d and be willing to delay those for next week or later.<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>19 &#8211; Delete more meetings<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because a meeting is on your calendar doesn&#8217;t mean you still need to attend it. When reviewing your week ahead keep asking the question of whether each meeting you have accepted is still necessary to attend based on your strategic goals and objectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><strong>20 &#8211; Experiment with other ways to make your meetings more productive<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep assessing how productive the meetings you attend are based on your goals and role. And keep making small tweaks and adjustments to make the meetings you attend even more productive and to reduce the number of meetings that aren\u2019t. This will be an ongoing process &#8211; but the boundaries that you have set for meetings will keep you on track. If you attend a meeting that you feel was unproductive, ask yourself these questions:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy was the meeting unproductive?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy did I attend that meeting?\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat could be better next time?\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TAKE ACTION:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Use the steps above to set boundaries for meetings you will or won&#8217;t attend and communicate these with your team and colleagues.<\/li><li>Share this list with others in your organisation so that everyone can work towards reducing unproductive meetings.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COACHING: If you need 1-to-1 support to overcome meeting overload for good, <\/span>then<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/book-a-consultation\/\">book a free consultation with me here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine the outputs and projects, products and customers you could deliver on if you cut back on just half of the unproductive meetings you attend?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[169,153,168,141,74],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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