The Meet Sandwich

A sandwich needs to have a slice of bread at the top and bottom of it.

Imagine if it didn’t.  The contents would spill everywhere and cause a real mess!

Meetings are the same.

So next time you have a meeting, think of the Meet Sandwich.

When you start a meeting, Then set the desired outcomes and finish time.

This will help to keep the middle part of the meeting focused and structured.

When you are finishing a meeting, Then clearly confirm who’s doing what specific actions (and by when), and get the next steps scheduled in.

This will ensure that the meeting results in positive action, and will also prevent the email tennis of trying to arrange the next time you can all get together.