{"product_id":"the-25-minute-meeting-isbn-9780730359234","title":"The 25 Minute Meeting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharpen your focus and tighten your time frames to get more done in less time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 25 Minute Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond “cut to the chase” and shows you how to take back your work day with smarter planning and more productive action. Meetings have become a \u003ci\u003ede facto\u003c\/i\u003e way of working, and as they pile up and stretch to interminable lengths, they eat up our days and sink productivity—if they are poorly planned and run. Done well, meetings are short, sharp, productive affairs that provide critical time and space for the interactions that drive business forward. This book shows you how to effectively and efficiently recover your time with a roadmap to the 25-minute meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA clear framework walks you through the entire meeting process, with emphasis on timing and focus, with illustrative case studies showing how real-world meetings have transformed from painful to purposeful with a few simple changes. From purging the invite list, to shutting down irrelevant tangents and facilitating more efficient communication, this book can help you reclaim your lost hours without sacrificing collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn the art and science of conducting short, useful, purposeful meetings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollow a clear framework for meeting planning, preparation, and participation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess your meetings’ effectiveness using helpful checkpoints in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoost your meetings’ impact with variety and visuals—without adding unnecessary time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA well-run meeting is a goldmine of opportunity for Getting Things Done; it is where the diverse set of talents on your team come together into a whole of achievement—it is your most valuable commodity. It’s time to leave dusty, boring, time-sucking meetings in the past and revolutionize the way we come together. \u003ci\u003eThe 25 Minute Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e shows you a fresh, more productive approach to working, cooperating, collaborating, and communicating the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 25-Minute Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the first book in Donna McGeorge’s \u003ci\u003eIt’s About Time\u003c\/i\u003e series. With \u003ci\u003eThe 25-Minute Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll learn to give your meetings purpose and stop them wasting your time; with \u003ci\u003eThe First 2 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll find the best time of the day to do your most productive work; and with \u003ci\u003eThe 1-Day Refund\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll discover how to give yourself the extra capacity to think, breathe, live and work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use this book xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Why meet in 25 minutes 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Meetings are painful 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 It’s easier than you think 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 There’s nothing to lose 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: How to conduct 25-minute meetings 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Set up 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Show up 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Step up 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Add value to your 25-minute meetings 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Get virtual 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Add variety 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Think visual 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour 25-minute meeting roadmap 161\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWork with me 167\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSources 169\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 173\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna McGeorge\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e productivity coach. She is obsessed with helping people make their work \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e. She uses a creative and practical approach to improve workplace efficacy and challenges traditional thinking on leadership, productivity, and working smarter.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAKE EVERY MEETING QUICK, RELEVANT AND PURPOSEFUL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeetings have become the de facto way of doing business, but too often they do nothing more than eat up our days and waste our resources. 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