making meetings more effective

going round the table is a waste of time

white horse round table by id-iom on flickr

So-called ‘face time’ is increasingly precious to all of us, which makes me wonder why we routinely waste so much time, at the beginning of meetings, by ‘going round the table’ to introduce ourselves to each other.

An important part of this ritual seems to be a protocol whereby the scope of introductions is often limited to attendees simply READ MORE