Communication Part 2: Don’t waste my time

Do not send meeting invitations for a meeting in the next hour (or early the next business day) if you haven’t directly contacted me beforehand.  I won’t be there.

Do not invite me to a meeting in which I do not actively participate.  Instead,  just send me a recap via email.

Do publish meeting minutes and include Action Items with assigned responsibilities for meetings.

Do not invite me to daily status meetings.  I will be sending my status via email.  Better yet, I will be show you how use your project management tool of choice and run the canned report.