I received and read the book: "Death by meeting" yesterday. It was a great book on how to have successful and meaningful meetings. The basic premise is that we need to have more passion / drama / conflict in our meetings. That we need more meetings in different contexts rather than trying to cram in all in fewer less effective melting pot meetings. He lists 4 contexts for meetings:
1) Daily check ins (5-10 min.) These are quick check ins to give updates and clarify anything.
2) Weekly tactical (30-60 min.) These are weekly meetings (without agendas) in which you give a brief report of what you are working on and then dealing with the items that arise. These are the tactical things needed to make things happen toward that weeks goals.
3) Monthly strategic (2+ hours) This is a strategic session of planning, philosophy discussions, advancements, bigger picture items. This is where only a few items are battled out and decisions made that will impact the future.
4) Quarterly offsite (6-8 hours) This is a one-two day meeting dealing with big picture items. Wrestling with big stuff and major moves.

Anyways - I found it to be an easy read and I am considering putting it into our context at Watermark. I often feel like I do not lead exciting meetings. And the fact of the matter is - we have the most important task and boss in the world! We must be passionate and listening to His voice and handling a variety of topics.

I added a link if you are interested in the book.

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