The Effective MEChA Meeting
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- 1. The Effective MEChA Meeting By: David Molina Co-Founder/CEO, BilingualHire Corporation
- 2. What is a MEChA meeting ? “ a MEChA meeting is anywhere, anytime where key people come together to carry out the business of the organization on issues of importance to the group, where key decisions are agreed upon¹, made and carried out . Refer to your bylaws/constitution
- 3. What do effective MEChA meetings look like?
- 4. What really happens ? Leadership. “ the MEChA meeting lacked direction ” “ we failed to get anything done” “ nothing creative came out of it” “ no one participated” “ people left early – or failed to show” “ no one knew about it. no one cares.”
- 5. ONLY hold if absolutely necessary.
- 6. Distribute agenda beforehand . Text, email or as an attachment, but send it. Sometimes impossible². Off-the cuff meetings
- 7. The day of the meeting have an agenda . Or clear objectives.
- 8. Crystal clear objectives. Institute 10-minute rule.
- 9. Start precisely on time. Lead by example.