We're all busy and inundated with information from many sources. I know I'm not the only one who gets countless attachments for meetings. It's far easier for the sender to pass along information received rather than taking the time to highlight key points. But, it's intimidating for the recipient to tackle 6 or more attachments. Often, when the material looks like it's going to take a lot of time to process, the recipient sets it aside for later. Unfortunately, later doesn't always come, and the shared information remains unread.
When I want action or buy-in, it's worked well for me to summarize the contents of documents in 1-2 pages to share with others, rather than hoping they find time to sort through myriad documents. Though I offer to share the source documents, my recipients are generally grateful to simply hit the highlights. This allows us to streamline prep time and devote meeting time to key issues.
For one project that I'm leading, I've scheduled weekly 30 minute meetings using this method. As an incentive to committee members, once they've achieved 100% for their commitments, they can opt out of the weekly meetings. With time as a precious commodity, 30 found minutes per week motivates quick action.
The time spent summarizing information, at the beginning, provides great time effectiveness and efficiency through the life of the project.
Just summarize it!
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Sterling Bank Women's Business Initiative Recaps
We've been able to feature a wonderful array of talented speakers for our state-wide Sterling Bank Women's Business Initiative. Here are recaps from recent programs:
“Execution”
"Linking, Tweeting and Friending with the Pros"
“Think Like an Entrepreneur”
“You Really Asked a Candidate That?”
“WOW Your Customers”
“Link, Tweet and Friend Like a Pro”
“Take this Job and Love It”
“Revelations in the Rearview Mirror”
“Human Resource Essentials”
“Embracing Generational Differences”
“How to Recession-Proof Your Business”
“More Tips on How to Recession-Proof Your Business”
“Market Like a Pro”
“Execution”
"Linking, Tweeting and Friending with the Pros"
“Think Like an Entrepreneur”
“You Really Asked a Candidate That?”
“WOW Your Customers”
“Link, Tweet and Friend Like a Pro”
“Take this Job and Love It”
“Revelations in the Rearview Mirror”
“Human Resource Essentials”
“Embracing Generational Differences”
“How to Recession-Proof Your Business”
“More Tips on How to Recession-Proof Your Business”
“Market Like a Pro”
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