5. Mistakes to avoid

5.1 Don't be disorganized

Meetings owe their "bad reputation" to a number of frequently encountered pitfalls. You need to make sure that :

• agendas exist and are respected;

• objectives are defined;

• the presenter and participants are sufficiently prepared;

• speaking times are respected and balanced;

• meeting frequencies are not too frequent;

• meeting times are reasonable (no more than 2 hours per meeting);

• meetings are for constructive exchange, not for settling inter- or intra-departmental scores.