Effective Meetings
Managers generally spend 25 to 75 percent of their time in
meetings. Since well-run meetings can produce certain results more effectively
than other methods, learning how to hold effective meetings is a key leadership activity.
Meetings can be extremely useful for such things as:
- sharing information
- getting "buy in"
- utilizing people’s potential
- obtaining diverse opinions, and
- exploring different alternatives
Unfortunately, meeting participants frequently complain
that the meetings they attend waste their time rather than help them do their jobs more
effectively. Ineffective meetings consume precious time and resources and often create,
rather than resolve, problems. Conversely, effective meetings reinforce common goals,
leverage people’s time and energy and result in better ideas and decisions.
In this module, participants will identify a variety of
factors that cause meetings to be ineffective. They will learn the factors that
distinguish effective and ineffective meetings and they will develop strategies for
overcoming the problems they encounter in the meetings they plan and attend. Getting the
most out of meetings takes personal discipline and adherence to time tested
characteristics.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module participants will better
understand:
- The most common factors causing meetings to breakdown.
- Key principles of effective meetings.
- How to approach meetings to incorporate those key
principles.
- How to get the most out of people’s potential in
meetings.
- Some of the key reasons that the outcomes of meetings are
less than desirable.
Participants will be able to better determine:
- If a meeting should be held.
- The best setting for the meeting.
- Who should participate based upon the value he/she
contributes.
- What role each participant should play.
- Avoid destructive human dynamics which prevent meetings from
being effective.
- Behave in ways which contribute to the success of their
meetings.
Certified facilitators:
Michele Richards |
