Meetings and other Time Sinks
There is no time left to do real work. Too many meetings, too many phone calls, too much administrative overhead.
Just eliminating such tasks is no solution, because basically they are necessary. The real challenge is to do them right, within the context of the whole organization.
- Holistic: consulting and training, for organizations and individuals
- Hands-on: it's always about achieving immediate improvements
- From experience more than 20 years of experience in different roles and industries
Consulting: Removing Time Sinks
Why?
Too many Meetings
is the number one complaint in many organizations. Why is nobody doing anything about it?
Meetings are the symptom, not the disease. The real problems are manifold and lie deeper, for example inadequate preparation of meetings, unclear responsibilities, or a lack of trust. Identifying and repairing the underlying causes, is difficult.
And meetings are not the only time sinks: administrative tasks, reports, customer requests. Which of those are necessary, which can be avoided?
There is usually no time to analyze the situation (as people are constantly bound in meetings 😉). With my external viewpoint, you will get an in-depth analysis and actionable steps.
For Whom?
This consulting offer is made for organizations or larger units within organizations. The deeper causes usually extend throughout culture, organizational structures and communication pathways. Therefore, a long-term solution must be driven, or at least supported, by managment.
Training: Preparing and Conducting Meetings
Why?
A typical cause of excessive meetings—and one that is easy to remedy—is inadequate preparation.
In this training participants learn how to plan appointments and prepare the material, covering everything from the list of invitees to follow-up activities.
For Whom?
For individuals or complete teams, whose tasks comprise the organization of meetings. Especially training managers has high leverage to make any meeting in an organization more efficient.
Individual Coaching: Mastering the Flood of Meetings
Why?
Having too many meetings is primarily a problem of an organization. But if the problem is not tackled at that level, you can still find some individual strategies.
For Whom?
For individuals who are drowning in meetings or whose time is taken up by other organizational burdons, when the employer is not tackling these problems.
How?
Coaching can improve your individual time management. You can train how to lead by example by optimally preparing your own meetings (see training offer on this website). Or you can work on strategies on how to convince your employer to solve the root causes of the problem. Or you could find alternatives to you current career situation.