Managing Your Meetings Effectively

Effectively managing meetings is one of the most vital components for the effective use of your time.

So many people quote boring, unproductive meetings as being a 'waste of time', that some sense of it all is needed.

Managing meetings will help you make the best use of your time, whilst acknowledging the tremendous value of utilising those real opportunities where people get together in a generative, growth focused way.

Using their time together wisely

10 Simple Actions You Can Take Today!

1. Consider the meetings you took part in during the last week.
   Being really honest, how productive were they on a scale of 1 to 10. What would a meeting with a score of 3 better have been like?
2. What can you do in preparation of the next meeting you are involved in to make it work better? Come on, get up and be the source of change!
3. Consider the behaviours in the meetings you are part of. How do you personally behave? Compare your contribution to others present.
4. In your next meeting, observe carefully where things start to go wrong - if they do. Where does the responsibility for the meeting lie on this occasion?
5. Who gets involved in your meetings - and who doesn't? Be really focused about the value each gets from being there.
6. What outcome would be the best possible from the meetings you go to, to really make a difference? What need for movement and progress is everyone aware of?
7. Would you benefit from more or less meetings next week? Consider what you could do with the extra time.
8. Ensure that everyone is clear of what is expected of them and by when, as they leave the meeting.
9. How do you 'park' issues that come up that are not relevant to the meeting?
10. Review each meeting you go to and look deeply at what went well, and what might have gone better - what can you change yourself to make things run more effectively?

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