[BrendanB]

Know when its time to have a meeting and when to end one.

Its very easy to waste over a week if parts of the team aren't unified or working towards ambiguous goals. Sometimes spending four hours on a Saturday with everyone in a classroom during week 4 is what you need to get everyone up to speed and working together. Most nights you can keep these meetings to 10 minutes with a one hour recap once a week for a more in depth conversation.

On the flip side there are many cases where a three hour meeting sidetracks a whole team with just two small groups (or individuals) talking. Know when a sub-group needs their own in depth conversation before bringing in the whole team for a larger discussion.