Too Long; Didn't Read
<span>1.</span>Before you start, ask yourself one question: What do you want to accomplish with this meeting? This determines everything, from the right participants, to the time slot needed, to the date and agenda. Get this nailed down. Again: What is the desired output of this meeting? How long will it roughly take to achieve this output? More than 60 minutes? Start over and narrow down. This is a very crucial point and the one which might be skipped most often. We cannot (and honestly might not want to for the sake of sanity) count the hours we wasted in badly prepared meetings.