While the concept of just-in-time delivery has been fairly well adopted in the manufacturing sector, just-in-time meetings might be a tougher sell. I totally agree with Jeremy Phillips that mmost meetings are a severe waste of time and this is made even worse by poor planning, lack of agenda and simple ego-driven politics that dictates everyone should find the meeting as important as its organizer.

Changing the way we meet, and the reasons for our meetings, is a slow, slow process, but perhaps the idea of just-in-time meetings might be one step on the road to progress.

Just in Time Meeting Attendance

...So, I've come up with the most insightful and productive new idea I've had in a while - the Just in time Meeting attendance plan. Here's the idea - Rather than show up for a meeting and sit through the entire thing, demand that the meeting have an agenda and that the facilitator or leader of the meeting stick as closely to the agenda as possible. When the parts of the meeting you need or want to attend are complete, get up and leave. I know this may sound a bit rude, but is it really worth your time and your sanity to simply continue to sit in meetings where stuff is being discussed that a) is not relevant for you b) you don't have anything to add to or c) you could care less about?...

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(Via Thinking Faster.)

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