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We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
Tim Kress is a globally-recognized expert in project and program management. His unique approach to transforming individuals and organizations combines the best of technology with field-tested techniques based on years of success in the real world.
Sometimes an established project meeting has deteriorated so badly that the project manager must end it once and for all. Here are some common symptoms and possible corrective actions before you pull the plug.
Capital punishment doesn’t just exist in the penal system. Sometimes an established project meeting has deteriorated so badly that the project manager must end it once and for all. Meetings warrant termination for a variety of reasons. They can become institutionalized or habitual and thus no longer useful. There are instances where a new project manager has inherited a long-standing meeting and is unable to get the meeting under control. In extreme cases, a meeting must be dissolved due to the chronic bad behavior of meeting participants.
The Symptoms
Team members’ attitudes and behaviors are the main indicators of a broken meeting. People may project the attitude that they "have" to be there. Poor meeting etiquette such as sidebar conversations, taking cell phone calls, interrupting others, and lack of concentration are signs that there’s a problem.
Attendance may have become inconsistent with departments sending different people each time. These substitutes are often unable to provide updates and are not empowered to make decisions.
Issues that never seem to get resolved along with sarcastic comments about the meeting are signs that the project manager needs to…
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