Effective meetings – how good are yours?
How often do you find yourself in another meeting thinking “Why am I here? This is not a good use of my time”
You are not alone.
Emailogic were surprised by the results of some research undertaken recently within our client base:
– Managers spend 45 hours every month in meetings
– 56% of meetings started late or ran over time
– 61% of meetings had no Agenda
Focused and productive meetings can be achieved easily – by using some common sense tips:
1. Agenda – it needs clear objectives with realistic timescales, circulated well in advance.
2. Attendees – who absolutely needs to be there? Do they need to be there for the whole meeting?
3. Attentiveness – insist that mobiles and laptops are switched OFF
4. Actions – send minutes out within 2 days: what is to be done, by whom and by when.
If this sounds like common sense but not common practice, why not invest in some training? Given the number of meetings managers attend, this training will be time well spent and the quality and outcomes of your meetings will improve as a result.
If you are a decision maker for this type of training request a place on the next available webinar session.
