Today's Stress Tip..by G. Gaynor McTigue..TUE.3/14/06

Start on time.

If you're running a meeting, practice, class, seminar, presentation, or other scheduled event, begin promptly at the designated time. Waiting for people to drift in at their leisure only condones their lateness, penalizes those who made the effort to arrive punctually, and sends the message it's okay to be late again next time. Start perhaps with a less important part of your program, but at least have something going so the latecomers know they're late. And don't stop or backtrack on their account. Why throw off your schedule, and everyone else's, to accommodate an inconsiderate few? Why make yourself crazy?


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Keep meetings short and sweet.

Meetings are great tools for focusing in on objectives, assigning tasks, measuring progress, motivating a group. They can also be horrendous time-wasters. Don't schedule a meeting unless you have ample reason to justify one. Have an agenda and stick to it. Don't let others digress, or use it as a platform to showcase their speaking abilities. Stagger the arrival and departure of those who needn't be there the entire time. And enjoy fewer, more productive, anxiety-free meetings. Why make yourself crazy?

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