It was a nice beautiful afternoon. Very nice. Until the thought of having to discuss a boring topic floats into mind. Marred by memory of a supposed wonderful day.
Meetings. We hate or love them. But you cannot deny they do get the job done. Doing an in-depth reflection in my group meeting. We indeed achieve quite a bit during our first meeting.
My reflection? I am glad to have 2 good members to work with. I personally lack the expertise in programming. Without my team members' explanations, I would have been lost through the discussion. I should read up more in depth before the meeting. Especially on receipt of the meeting agenda.
Our meeting lacked sharing though. I think its due to the point mentioned above. Due to lack of knowledge, I personally feel left out during discussions. Must read more!
Besides that, distractions were commonplace in our meeting. Take me for example. Laptop, hand phone and noises from the background. I was so easily distracted by them that I had to be brought back into the discussion by my team mates. Sorry guys.
Lesson learnt? Keep my laptop off and hand phone in my bag during our next meeting.
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Hey ChenYang,
ReplyDeleteWhile many loathed the idea of attending meetings, I agree with you that having regular meetings is essential for getting the job done in a fast and efficient manner. With that said, many components have to be factored in to ensure that a meeting is productive so that it will not result in a waste of everybody’s time.
One important component that you have pointed out is the presence of distractions. No matter how much constructive inputs are given during the meeting, if people are distracted and not focused with the task at hand (and thus not listening), these inputs are pretty much useless. In order to reduce distractions, my team chose to have our meeting in a quiet room where external forms of distractions (movement of people, background noise etc) are generally minimised. It is also crucial that every member tries their best to stay focused throughout the duration of the meeting.
All of us are still amateurs when we talk about being in one or actually chairing one meeting. And as we go along, I believe that all of us will improve in the aspect of being a good participant of a meeting.
Cheers,
Yifan