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Managing Construction Meetings
There is an old construction saying that states "meetings will continue until productivty increases". We know and have lived by this saying. Meetings can be time wasters. However, done correctly and with discipline, meetings are the only way to gather and disperse information between two or more persons. Additionally, they force people to give non-verbal hints as to what they really think. In person, more is communicated than in an email.
Most construction people hate meetings. They would rather be building something than talking about it. This is a problem disguised as an opportunity for you. The opportunity is: being good about the time and subject discipline of meetings will make you more popular with others. Hence, your professional reputation will grow.
Meetings are important in the responsibilities of every manager and executive. Meetings are often the vehicles used to communicate information and make important decisions. Obviously, productive meetings are critical to a project‘s success. Poorly run meetings reflect on you and the company with regard to how organized the project seems to be and the degree of importance that is placed on it. As the primary facilitator, you are responsible for providing leadership and direction in the meeting. Below are some guidelines for running effective meetings:
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Posted by Matt Stevens at August 8, 2005 11:54 AM
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