Most people consider meetings the bane of their existence, pulling them away from meaningful work. They make sure they have their phone to check email, texts, Facebook®, Instagram®, LinkedIn® or even shipping dates on Amazon. Meetings can be a total waste if the meeting is spur of the moment or called just to have a meeting, meaning there is no clear purpose other than we always meet on Monday morning. If meetings are not properly planned and executed, many hours of employee time is wasted, causing resentment and often making employees’ work tardy, even making them miss deadlines.
Instead of having attendees dread your meetings, or plan to catch on social media during your meeting, learn how to plan and execute a meeting with purpose and energy, focused on needs, objectives, and solutions. You’ll learn how to manage the logistics of the meeting, how to write an agenda and invite the appropriate workers to attend. Plus you’ll get tips for starting the meeting, assigning roles, handling sticky situations when personalities come to the meeting pushing their personal agendas or trying to dominate the conversation.
Agenda
The Dichotomy of Meetings
- The Pros and Cons of Meetings
- Why Meetings Are a Must
- How to Produce Meetings Attendees Will Not Hate to Attend
- Calculating the Cost of Meetings
Logistics and Tactics of Meetings
- Run an Effective Meeting That Pleases Attendees
- Prepare Agendas That Propel You Through Topics
- Make Appropriate Decisions on Attendees
- Assign Roles in the Meeting
- Keep the Meeting on Track
- Ensure Decisions Are Made at the Close of the Meeting
Ensure Effectiveness
- Handling Conflict in the Meeting
- Using Facilitation Tools to Find Consensus
- Following up on Assignments
- Evaluating Alternative Meeting Spaces
Speakers
Karla Brandau,
CEO ,
Workplace Power InstituteKarla Brandau is a thought leader in management and team-building techniques. She trains managers to improve their relationship with the employees to earn their gift of discretionary effort. She specializes in personalities, communication skills, leadership principles. She is the CEO of Workplace Power Institute and has educated mangers with her proven leadership principles in companies such as Motorola, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Panasonic, and BYD America.
She has a degree in education and is a Certified Speaking Professional, an earned designation given by National Speakers Association. Karla’s book, How to Earn the Gift of Discretionary Effort, teaches managers how to be the leader people CHOOSE to follow, not have to follow because of their position on the organizational chart.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for supervisors, team leaders, business owners and managers, presidents, and vice presidents.
