--- title: CONNECT2LEAD for Leadership Development | mistakes in meetings description: mistakes in meetings | Connect2Lead, the leadership blog brought to you by People First Productivity Solutions --- [Skip to content](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings#main-content) ![people first productivity solutions logo](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/people%20first%20logo%20xlarge-1.png?width=250&height=108&name=people%20first%20logo%20xlarge-1.png) - [Home](https://peoplefirstps.com) - [Leadership](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-program-design) Show submenu for Leadership - [The Leadership Challenge®](https://peoplefirstps.com/the-leadership-challenge) - [The Leadership Practices Inventory®](https://peoplefirstps.com/lpi) - [Supervisor Training](https://peoplefirstps.com/supervisor-training) - [Leaders at Every Level](https://peoplefirstps.com/leaders-at-every-level) - [Leadership Coaching](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-coaching) - [Leadership Program Design](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-program-design) - [Teams](https://peoplefirstps.com/executive-teams) Show submenu for Teams - [Executive Teams](https://peoplefirstps.com/executive-teams) - [Team Building](https://peoplefirstps.com/team-building) - [People Practices](https://peoplefirstps.com/people-practices) - [Communication Skills](https://peoplefirstps.com/communication-skills) - [Trust at Work](https://peoplefirstps.com/trust-at-work) - [Personality Style](https://peoplefirstps.com/personality-style) - [Conflict at Work](https://peoplefirstps.com/conflict-at-work) - Personal Growth Show submenu for Personal Growth - [Soft Skills](https://peoplefirstps.com/soft-skills) - [Your Voice Matters](https://peoplefirstps.com/your-voice-matters) - [Emotional Intelligence](https://peoplefirstps.com/emotional-intelligence) - [1:1 Coaching](https://peoplefirstps.com/1-on-1-coaching) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [The People First Leadership Academy](http://www.peoplefirstpotential.com) - [Connect2Lead Newsletter](https://peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead-newsletter) - [Books](https://peoplefirstps.com/books) - [Workshop Calendar](https://peoplefirstps.com/workshop-calendar) - [About](https://peoplefirstps.com/about) - [Contact](https://peoplefirstps.com/contact-us) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://peoplefirstps.com) - [Leadership](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-program-design) Show submenu for Leadership - [The Leadership Challenge®](https://peoplefirstps.com/the-leadership-challenge) - [The Leadership Practices Inventory®](https://peoplefirstps.com/lpi) - [Supervisor Training](https://peoplefirstps.com/supervisor-training) - [Leaders at Every Level](https://peoplefirstps.com/leaders-at-every-level) - [Leadership Coaching](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-coaching) - [Leadership Program Design](https://peoplefirstps.com/leadership-program-design) - [Teams](https://peoplefirstps.com/executive-teams) Show submenu for Teams - [Executive Teams](https://peoplefirstps.com/executive-teams) - [Team Building](https://peoplefirstps.com/team-building) - [People Practices](https://peoplefirstps.com/people-practices) - [Communication Skills](https://peoplefirstps.com/communication-skills) - [Trust at Work](https://peoplefirstps.com/trust-at-work) - [Personality Style](https://peoplefirstps.com/personality-style) - [Conflict at Work](https://peoplefirstps.com/conflict-at-work) - Personal Growth Show submenu for Personal Growth - [Soft Skills](https://peoplefirstps.com/soft-skills) - [Your Voice Matters](https://peoplefirstps.com/your-voice-matters) - [Emotional Intelligence](https://peoplefirstps.com/emotional-intelligence) - [1:1 Coaching](https://peoplefirstps.com/1-on-1-coaching) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [The People First Leadership Academy](http://www.peoplefirstpotential.com) - [Connect2Lead Newsletter](https://peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead-newsletter) - [Books](https://peoplefirstps.com/books) - [Workshop Calendar](https://peoplefirstps.com/workshop-calendar) - [About](https://peoplefirstps.com/about) - [Contact](https://peoplefirstps.com/contact-us) # Connect2Lead Leadership Blog For Leaders at Every Level [![Graphic Showing Conference Meeting with a Call](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/conferencecall.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/what-you-can-do-to-ensure-better-business-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [What You Can Do to Ensure Better Business Meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/what-you-can-do-to-ensure-better-business-meetings) January 19, 2022 **The Top 10 Fixes for Miserable Meetings** series in the CONNECT2Lead Blog is wrapping with this... [![virtual meeting](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/zoommeeting.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-10-make-adjustments-for-virtual-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #10: Make Adjustments for Virtual Meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-10-make-adjustments-for-virtual-meetings) January 12, 2022 Throughout [this CONNECt2Lead series](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead) about miserable meetings, we’ve introduced best practices for... [![Graphic Showing Talkative and not Communicating Properly](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/talkingover-1.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-9-get-everyone-involved-for-more-inclusive-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #9: Get Everyone Involved for More Inclusive Meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-9-get-everyone-involved-for-more-inclusive-meetings) January 5, 2022 The best meetings are inclusive meetings. They elicit contributions from everyone attending,... [![water break](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/waterbreak.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-8-mind-your-manners-meeting-etiquette-101) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #8: Mind Your Manners! Meeting Etiquette 101](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-8-mind-your-manners-meeting-etiquette-101) December 29, 2021 The first seven miserable meeting fixes covered in [this series](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/are-you-making-these-10-common-mistakes-in-meetings) have focused on changes to be made... [![Graphic Showing scheduling business meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/calendar.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-7-best-practices-for-scheduling-business-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #7: Best Practices for Scheduling Business Meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-7-best-practices-for-scheduling-business-meetings) December 22, 2021 When scheduling business meetings, there are two prevalent approaches: comparing calendars to... [![Graphic Showing Speaker Doing Speech](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/speaker.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-5-need-a-meeting-agenda-back-to-the-drawing-board) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #5: Need a Meeting Agenda? Back to the Drawing Board!](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-5-need-a-meeting-agenda-back-to-the-drawing-board) December 8, 2021 Let’s start with a shocker: you may not need a meeting agenda. Not every [type of meeting](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-1-all-over-the-map-try-outcome-based-meetings) requires... [![Graphic Showing Lady Asking Question](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/ladyquestion.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/one-trick-pony-stop-and-ask-do-we-really-need-a-meeting) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [One Trick Pony? Stop and Ask “Do We Really Need a Meeting?”](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/one-trick-pony-stop-and-ask-do-we-really-need-a-meeting) December 1, 2021 If you’re constantly trying to shoehorn essential tasks, deep thinking time, and your “real work”... [![clock](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/time.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-3-a-rudderless-ship-leads-to-wasted-time-in-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix # 3: A Rudderless Ship Leads to Wasted Time in Meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-3-a-rudderless-ship-leads-to-wasted-time-in-meetings) November 24, 2021 In [part one](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/are-you-making-these-10-common-mistakes-in-meetings) of the ***Top 10 Fixes for Miserable Meetings*** series, we ran the numbers to calculate the... [![Graphic Showing Teach and Student](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/teach-1.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-2-whos-on-first-meeting-roles-and-responsibilities) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #2: Who’s on First? Meeting Roles and Responsibilities](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-2-whos-on-first-meeting-roles-and-responsibilities) November 17, 2021 The chief complaint employees have about meetings is that they’re disorganized. The lack of... [![Graphic Showing Presenting Data or Statistic to Other People](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/hubfs/presentation.svg)](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/meeting-fix-1-all-over-the-map-try-outcome-based-meetings) [mistakes in meetings](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/topic/mistakes-in-meetings) ### [Meeting Fix #1: All Over the Map? 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