Meeting Purpose
August 19th, 2009
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I recently had the opportunity to chat with a senior executive of a multi-Billion $ company. He shared his guidelines around meetings, or more specifically his expectations of the meeting organizer. He expects the meeting organizer to define what they expect from him. Is the purpose of the meeting to Inform him, for him to provide Input or for him to make a Decision because he will adjust his behavior accordingly.
| Meeting Purpose | Exec Behavior |
| Inform | Listen and ask clarifying questions |
| Brainstorming | Active participation and provide Input |
| Decision | Listen and make a Decision |
He made it clear that if the meeting organizor did not explain what they want to achieve at a meeting, his admin will decline the meeting request. Since he adopted this behavior, he mentioned that 90% of his meetings tend to end earlier too.