You know that message that plays before the movie begins in a theatre—the one that says to silence your cellphones? I’m beginning to think we need the same announcement in meetings.
Or maybe more like an airline—they need to be stowed in your carry-on before the meeting takes off!
In several recent surveys, over half of respondents admitted to checking their phones in meetings. But meetings are more productive and SHORTER when everyone is focused. Less time and money are wasted, and everyone gets back to their own work more quickly.
So in your next meeting, see if the chair will make a request of the gathered throng to put their phones, tablets, and other distractions out of sight for everyone’s sake.