Name: Hoong K. Lee Due Date: July 19, 2011 Course: ENGL 393

Sin #1 People don’t take meeting seriously  They arrive late, leave early, and spend most of their time doodling.  Some companies punish latecomer with penalty fees.  Disciplined meetings are about mind set.  Intel C.E.O., believe good meetings are important part of the company culture.

Sin #2 Meeting are too  They should accomplish twice as much in half the time. LONG  Time is money. Track the cost of your meetings and use computer- enabled simultaneity to make them more productive.

Sin #3 People wander off the topic.  Participants spend more time digressing than discussing.  Get serious about agendas and store distractions in a “Box."  It's the starting point for all advice on productive meetings: stick to the agenda.

Sin #4 Nothing happens once the meeting ends  People don’t cover convert decisions into action  Convert from "meeting" to "doing" and focus on common documents.

Sin #5 People don’t tell the truth.  There’s plenty of conversation, but not much truth contain within  Embrace anonymity.

Sin #6 Meetings are always missing important information,  As important information are missing, it may lead to postponing critical decisions.  Get data, not just furniture, into meeting rooms.

Sin #7 Meetings never get better  People make the same mistakes.  Practice makes perfect. Monitor what works and what doesn't and hold people accountable.

 Sin #1 People don’t take meeting seriously  Sin #2 Meeting are too LONG  Sin #3 People wander off the topic.  Sin #4 Nothing happens once the meeting ends  Sin #5 People don’t tell the truth.  Sin #6 Meetings are always missing important information,  Sin #7 Meetings never get better