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I picked this up on Tech Republic and think it deserves a plug – Don’t sweat the small stuff too early its a recognition that sometimes the details slow down decision making and how it is easy to get distracted from the bigger picture, and your goals, by trying to get all the details tied up at too early a stage.

That’s not to say the details aren’t important, it’s just that there is a time and a place for everything.

A key skill for managers is to recognise when and where the details need to be addressed, and how to get the best out of a meeting. Setting a meeting’s agenda helps, as does an indication at the beginning of the meeting what decisions/outcomes the meeting should address will go a long way to achieving this.