Running Productive Meetings

Length of course: half day
It's been said that more important decisions are made in meetings than anywhere else (even on the golf course!). You probably find that hard to believe--in view of the way most meetings are planned and conducted. This workshop will help managers, supervisors, team leaders increase meeting success through improved collaboration, communication, and consensus.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Explore the roles that can help a meeting be productive for everyone involved--before, during and after the meeting
  
• Learn how to increase productivity and meeting effectiveness through collaborative processes
  
• Learn how to use ground rules to improve meeting interaction and communication
  
• Understand patterns used to build consensus
  
• Practice using techniques and tools that can help you effectively plan, conduct, and evaluate any meeting
  
• Evaluate how to use the techniques in your organization

Exercises

• Highlight the value that teams create (that individuals cannot create on their own)
  
• Generate goals using a meeting technique
  
• Use collaborative techniques to reduce barriers to a successful meeting
  
• Use brainstorming techniques to generate ground rules
  Conduct a short meeting using the techniques demonstrated

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