Effective Meetings Management

Meetings have become the scourge of many companies with a meeting culture preventing many managers from being productive as well as adding to an increasing workload.  According to a survey by Management Today managers tend to spend between 35 – 50% of their working week in meetings. Depending on the salaries of those attending some estimates suggest that meetings can cost companies up to £500,000 per year.

However, meetings can be very productive if a few questions are asked in advance and organizers and attendees adhere to a few basic guidelines.

During this Development Module your managers will learn how to:

• decide whether a meeting/attendance is appropriate
• ensure that meetings are effective and productive
• set key, relevant objectives
• plan and prepare a meeting
• acquire key skills to chair meetings
• structure meetings to enable real results
• keep focused and manage the agenda
• facilitate contributions from participants
• handle supportive or disruptive behaviors
• review their presentation skills in meetings
• give and receive open and constructive feedback
• develop a SMART Action Plan for future development