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3 Tips to Make the Most of Meetings Advice on how to make staff meetings more effective.

By Christopher Hann

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Q: How can I make the most of company meetings?

A: Anyone who has sat (or snoozed) through too many interminable staff meetings might be surprised to hear management consultant Mike Richardson gush on about the value of such gatherings.

"Don't look at meetings as a bad thing, a time-consuming thing, a work-generating thing," says Richardson, author of Wheelspin: The Agile Executive's Manifesto--Accelerate Your Growth, Leverage Your Value, Beat Your Competition. "They can be a good thing, a time-saving thing, a work-flow thing."