Get Everything Done

On another thread, I was complaining about having too many meetings.

Mark Forster offered some great advice:

<<I learnt this one through observing one of my colleagues:

When you arrive at a meeting tell the Chair that you have to leave early (preferably after not more than 30 minutes) because of an important appointment (genuine or fictitious).

He or she will then not only excuse you but will often re-arrange the agenda so that any parts which affect you are done first.

When I tried it myself, it worked like a dream! >>


I thought this was worth it's own thread, so I am starting it here.

Oops, sorry, I posted this to FV forum, I should have posted to general forum. Please continue the discussion over there.

http://www.markforster.net/forum/post/1808282