During my past years of experience in meeting I have realized, any meeting will show its color within 20 minutes of its start. In other words after 1st 20 minutes you will know what you will end up by end of the meeting. In very effective meeting you will get the results, go-no go or bring people to common understanding or get agreement on agenda or what ever the result you expect, within 20 min.
Why this has to be 20 minutes I don’t know. I found no scientific answer to this question. Other than the below one …J
"Calendars are based on the earth’s motions: around its own axis, and around the sun in its orbit. But the axis has a slight wobble. In relation to the stars, the earth takes 365 days, six hours, nine minutes and 10 seconds to complete one revolution. This is the sidereal year. With respect to its orbit, the earth takes 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to complete one tropical year. This difference of 20 minutes and 24 seconds every year is caused by the earth’s wobble."
When I say you will get the result in 20 min…it is for sure not by magic but with lot of effort and preparedness:
1. Preparing sufficient research on the subject.
2. Ensuring you connect the participants to keep them ready for the meeting. No shockers thrown at them during the meeting.
3. Clear understanding of where we can hit the road block and what are win-win options.
4. Giving enough opportunity of the participants as well to do the above the 3.
Let me know if you have anything else as your learning.
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