Admittedly, status meetings can eat away at the time your team spends actually doing work. They’ll take less time if you have everyone come prepared. For example, you can tell you… See more

An efficient status meeting updates you on where things are at without taking so much time things fall behind further. Efficient meetings start with only inviting essential team playe… See more

Looking both back and forward means talking about the immediate past and future – say, a two-week period. This way, your team stays tuned in to only the “now” and any near-fu… See more

When you don’t hold your team members accountable, they might be more likely to hide issues and concerns from you until the last moment. That only poses problems for handing in … See more

A meeting agendagives your meeting a purpose and helps your team to stay on track. For status meetings, your agenda should leave time to discuss updates on every task. … See more