Facilitating Improvement

Simon J Frost

Welcome to my site.

After almost 40 years of working and living in 11 different countries, I have now left corporate life. However, I consider it a waste to put all those experiences in storage and just go and play golf! I wish to continue contributing.

My experience has taught me the importance of people in business. How they behave, how they interact, how they manage, how they are motivated,and above all the need to get the most out of them in terms of productivity and collaboration. It is a challenge, especially in the changing world in which we live. 

Therefore, I offer a select set of areas of expertise that I am sure are relevant to your business and, based on real-life experiences, can help the next generation of companies and employees. 

I invite you to take a look at my site; Maybe there is something I can help you with.
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The Worrying Problem of Too Many  Unproductive Meetings



Meetings, meetings meetings!


They are essential to almost all types business and very much an integral part of our everyday working life. In fact, for many they are the most dominant part of their working day.


However, there are some concerning aspects to these everyday meetings. 


For example, the number of meetings we hold has  increased significantly over the years, apparently in the region of 10% per/year, and this is now getting even more dramatic with  videoconferencing and working-from-home.


Surveys have shown that employees find meetings one of the biggest time-wasters at work, and many feel overwhelmed  by the number of meetings they have to attend. 


When you start looking at the big picture, the non-productive aspects of meetings can cause dramatic losses in productivity....billions of dollars per year on the global stage.


And perhaps the biggest paradox of all...whilst most of us complain about too many meetings, very little is done to address the problem.


The FRIED EGG ANALOGY




To help understand the problem of too many unproductive meetings, I have developed what I call my  FRIED EGG ANALOGY. 

It is a simplistic model which describes the problem of meetings you probably face  day to day, and the need to evaluate and quantify the effects of your meeting culture. 

Analyzing and improving your meeting culture can:
  • Bring enormous benefits in productivity by maximizing  people efficiencies, giving people more time to do their job.
  • Effectively gain those additional resources you wanted at no extra cost.
  • Improve  project efficiency and team harmony .
  • Make better and faster team decisions.
  • Increase employee motivation and company loyalty. 
  • Improve  your internal and external business relationships
  • Better manage the sharing of information 
This is not just about setting better agendas and objectives, and managing the meeting better. It is much deeper than that. 

The FRIED EGG ANALOGY is explained in my book of the same name, available on Amazon (click on the image below). It takes less time to read than the average meeting and looks at the issue of meetings from a completely different perspective. 

I  invite you to get  in touch if you'd like to learn more about my  Fried Egg Analogy and eliminate those non-productive meetings.

NEW!


With the massive increase in Videoconferencing and working from home over the last few years, I have prepared a few pointers to help you have a better online presence and impact.


Especially useful for the newcomer, but the guide also some reminders for the more experienced video-conferencer!

Areas of expertise

"The longer the meeting, the less is accomplished."     
Tim Cook

"A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted."
James T. Kirk

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