End meetings on time
Often I feel awkward about doing this, here are some things that have helped me.
One cool method (copied from someone)
I think a great way to end is to recognize one’s counterpart for something they genuinely contributed..
For instance:
“[name] it has been so nice speaking to you, and really appreciated your insights about [thing they actually provided insight on that you actually appreciate] — I do unfortunately need to run [on the hour/at the scheduled time].”
Ideally followed by some into-the-future thing you both want (”Let’s keep in touch/curious to see how xyz goes’/looking forward to our next call on [day]”)
Other options
At the beginning - “So we’ve got 50m today, what shall we focus on?”
Towards the end:
“We’ve got X minutes left”
“As we’re coming to the end, …”
If you don’t have a watch/computer/HUD
… so you can’t see the time easily.
Maybe set a timer on your phone for a couple of minutes before the end of the meeting.
If you want to run over
That’s fine, but check explicitly that the other person is also free to do that.
