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I didn't get this for the first 2 years of running a business...and then..

Name: I didn't get this for the first 2 years of running a business...and then..
Uploaded: 2022-05-29T22:16:09+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this YouTube video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, shares practical advice on running meetings efficiently. She emphasizes that the first step is to ask who…

29 May 2022 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, shares practical advice on running meetings efficiently. She emphasizes that the first step is to ask who truly needs to attend, focusing on who will actively contribute or make decisions, rather than looping people in for status updates. Meetings should be purpose‑driven—aimed at decision‑making and outcomes—not merely for information sharing. Liu reflects that she spent the first two years of her business overlooking this principle, resulting in wasted time and payroll costs. The core message is to be intentional about meeting participants to avoid unnecessary expenses and improve productivity.

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How to run meetings effectively. The first thing that you want to ask yourself is who really needs to attend this meeting? And when you ask that question, I want you to think, who's actually going to speak in this meeting? Whose opinion do I actually want? It's not who do I want to loop in. You can loop people in via an email or Slack. You don't loop people in for a meeting. You don't have a meeting to status update people. You have a meeting to make decisions and drive an outcome. And so this took me a long time to get. The first 2 years of business, I don't think I got it. And then when I did, I was like, oh my God, I've wasted so much freaking time and payroll on meetings. And so it's really thinking who is actually gonna contribute to the conversation to be had here.