How to make your staff meetings worth attending

Gordon Cairns

By Gordon Cairns
Community contribution / July 28, 2018

Most of us consider meetings to be boring, ineffective and frustrating so why do we even bother? Here are a few ideas on doing things differently.

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This story appeared in the Term 2 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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Gordon Cairns is an English teacher and education journalist in the UK.

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The irony is that teachers are designed to communicate information successfully and encourage others to think, but during meetings led by excellent communicators we are often bored, frustrated and neither receptive nor inspired.

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If there is no knowledge to give that couldn’t be better imparted in an email, why not let your staff get on with marking, preparation or even just a chance to take a moment in a busy day with a cup of coffee?

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