Think about your last status meeting. How often did participants get sidetracked with project-specific conversations before someone said “Hey, let’s take this offline?” Did everyone involved in the meeting need to be updated on everything? And how hard was it to schedule a time that worked for team members located in different time zones?
Not too long ago, status meetings were the most efficient way for teams to share progress on projects and work out issues. But in an era of meeting fatigue, it’s worth questioning whether that’s still the case. No matter how many ground rules you create to keep status meetings as short and sweet as possible, it’s easy for them to become counterproductive and for team members to disengage.
