Making meetings effective

This may seem dry and obvious. It may be. Yet, an effective meeting can become as difficult as reaching a mirage. So, for what its worth, from the NYTimes and Monster.com:


Preoccupations
Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time
By REID HASTIE
Published: January 18, 2009
It is certain that every organization has too many meetings, and far too many poorly designed ones.