...Just go to a Project Management Meeting - they are a complete waste of time - no-one raises the real issues, no real discusions take place, and they rarely reach true decisions.
Don't go to project management meetings unless you have time to waste, are a masochist or need to catch up on some much needed sleep.
They are for show, because everyone attending only has one item on their agenda, protection of their backs...So, what to do? Your project success comes down to three things - how empowered (read, free) the team feel (with clear boundaries), how clear the overall vision / deliver for the project is and most importantly the informal, trusted relationships that are formed...
...that enable you to share anything and everying with each other without any fear or favour, and to completely trust each other. Have this in place and you will massively increase your chances of success. Well go on, do it today...
PS How to get your voice-mails returned, every time. Leave something unsaid, such as "I really want to thank you for what happened last week, give me a call" - the first rule of persuasion, people, everyone, you and I, just hate unfinished...
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I must admit that it is all to often that a project meeting has turned into an "it's not my fault because ...." meeting. Very unpleasant. What seems to work better is to have 1 person managing the project who keeps track of the various outstanding taks and progress and does the nudging on a personal level. Reminding individuals of their deadlines or priorities, works much better than bringing it to the attention of all and sundry in a meeting. Meetings are only needed when something drastic has happened and the whole project has to be jiggled about to progress anything.
Posted by Fiona Dupays | June 14, 2007 4:20 PM
Posted on June 14, 2007 16:20