9 Meeting Mistakes

The Australian Financial Review estimates that employees waste about six hours every week in unimportant meetings, for big companies that amounts to $156 million wasted every year.

At Tri Helix Group we specialise in facilitation and collaboration and are masters at working with teams to help them achieve project success.

The following 9 mistakes come from our experience in the last two years, our team have facilitated virtual, hybrid & face to face meetings and workshops across 25 countries, involving 2,000 participants in over 30 projects.

1. Blindly favouring face-to-face meetings without considering potential drawbacks.
2. Using face-to-face meetings excessively for routine, day-to-day tasks.
3. Neglecting to question the necessity of meetings and failing to assess their value honestly.
4. Considering meetings as a fundamental part of workflow without prioritizing their effectiveness.
5. Neglecting to create a comfortable workspace, leading to disconnection and reduced contribution.
6. Assuming remote work proficiency can be achieved without patience and practice.
7. Overlooking the availability of tools that can streamline meeting efforts and enhance effectiveness.
8. Neglecting to invest time in planning and setting expectations for meetings, leading to confusion among participants.
9. Underestimating the impact of facilitation techniques on productivity and meeting outcomes.