9.3 Temporal characteristics

Question 1

Why are temporal characteristics important in meetings?

Answer 1

To avoid distractions due to a lack of focus and fatigue.

Question 2

Deloitte Consluting found that what percentage of board meetings lasted between 3 and 5 hours?

Answer 2

75%

Question 3

Seth Levine (Foundry Group) said that a chair’s first and highest priority should be on ensuring a meeting is … what?

Answer 3

high on substance, low on filler

Question 4

What is the benefit of meeting promptness?

Answer 4

Being on time is less idsruptive and frustrating for directors

Question 5

What is a common technique for regular work breaks, (based on 4 short breaks followed by a longer one)?

Answer 5

The Pomodoro technique.

Question 6

Different people have different “chronotypes”. What does this mean?

Answer 6

The underlying circadian rythyms of an individual that make them more suited to working at different times of day.

Question 7

What are the two most common chronotypes?

Answer 7

Lark - morning

Owl - evening

Question 8

Cornell University (2011) analysed 500 million tweets from 84 countries. What did they find?

Answer 8

Positivity was markedly higher in the morning, before falling through th eafternnon and then climbing again into the evening (regardless of time of year).

Question 9

According to chronotypes, what is the optimum time for the most important discussions within a board meeting?

Answer 9

The morning

Question 10

According to chronotypes, what is the optimum time for the most important discussions within a board meeting?

Answer 10

The morning