Most agendas mean nothing. That guarantees that the meeting will take longer and accomplish less. Here’s how to prepare a complete agenda.
Quick Tip – Effective Meetings Earn a Profit
Most people hold meetings that lose money for their company. Here’s how to find out if your next meeting will earn a profit.
Quick Tip – How to Set a Goal for Your Meeting
The first step in organizing a meeting is to set a goal. Here’s how.
How to Protect Yourself from Meetings
Rather than trudge off to every and any meeting that pops up on your calendar, here’s how to protect your time.
How to Protect Your Boss From Bad Meetings
If you are an administrative assistant, you can help your boss by making sure attending a meeting makes sense. Here’s what to do.
How to Select a Facilitator
Facilitation is a complex activity. Thus, you want to make sure that you engage someone who knows how to help you get results. Here’s what to look for.
How to Start Meetings on Time
One of the most aggravating problems with meetings is people who arrive late. This either delays starting the meeting or undermines the value of work performed at the beginning. Here’s how to fix it.
Lessons From the Bad Meeting Contest
Here are the winning entries from a bad meeting contest and comments on what to do so that you can avoid these problems.
Monsters in Meetings – Part 1, How to Manage Unproductive Behavior
Everyone complains about bad meetings and how they waste everyone’s time. Here are five general strategies to make sure that you hold an effective meeting, even when unproductive behavior threatens to ruin it. (This is the first of a seven part article on Managing Monsters in Meetings.)
Monsters in Meetings – Part 2, Multiple Conversations
A simple side conversation can eat holes in a meeting. Here’s how to stop them and bring your meeting back on track. (This is the second of a seven part article on Managing Monsters in Meetings.)
Monsters in Meetings – Part 3, Drifting From the Topic
You’ve done everything necessary to hold an effective meeting. But someone says something that seems completely unrelated to the goal for the meeting. Here’s how to respond. (This is the third of a seven part article on Managing Monsters in Meetings.)
Monsters in Meetings – Part 4, Quiet Participants
Quiet participants often have excellent ideas that can contribute to an effective meeting. Here’s how to help them open up. (This is the fourth of a seven part article on Managing Monsters in Meetings.)