More often than not, meetings are boring, unproductive, and a waste of time.

Master of productivity Kimberly Devlin acknowledges that while meetings often get a bad rap, there is a better way. In Don’t Waste My Time, first in the new SMARTER IN AN HOUR series, Devlin
  • shares her surefire PLANNER strategy for planning productive and engaging meetings
  • provides tools that streamline meeting preparation and follow-through
  • reveals expert facilitation secrets and techniques so you can lead meetings like a pro
  • gives strategies to manage the difficult situations and bad behaviors that perpetually plague meetings.
No matter the size, purpose, or length of your meetings—whether you are convening multiple teams at a conference, leading a staff meeting, chairing a PTA committee, or facilitating a virtual meeting of remote workers—this book will be the best hour investment you can make to get results in your business and personal meetings—all backed up with tools, templates, assessments, and more.
Don’t Waste My Time offers strategies, guidance, and tools that deliver:
  • A surefire PLANNER framework of the 7 strategies to plan and lead meetings that inspire, engage, and get results
  • 7 elements  to craft a powerful, effective agenda for every meeting, no matter the purpose, size, or timing
  • 50+ proactive strategies to avoid meeting meltdowns
  • 13 techniques to get a derailed meeting back on track
  • 3-step method to ensure follow-through so that every meeting achieves the results you want
  • Tips to apply Don’t Waste My Time ​tools in one-on-one meetings so that even your meetings disguised as conversations can succeed
How much would it be worth to you to have a professional coach guide you through your next meeting?