Leading Productive Meetings

Discover how to get the most from your meetings—turning them into productive avenues for communicating, connecting, and accomplishing real work.

Introduction

• Improve group meetings
• Group meetings vs. one-on-one meetings

1. What Makes Meetings Productive?

• The six principles of successful meetings
• Frequency and style of meetings
• Using technology in meetings
• Points to consider for online meetings

2. Before the Meeting

• Determining whether a meeting is necessary
• Scheduling the meeting
• Choosing the meeting facilitator
• Creating a meeting agenda
• Preparing the training moment
• Coming prepared to the meeting

3. Starting the Meeting

• Using meeting time wisely
• Opening a meeting on a positive note
• Sharing a brief training moment
• Following up on previous commitments

4. During the Meeting

• Helping everyone be heard
• Giving and taking feedback in a meeting
• Keeping meetings productive and on topic
• Taking meeting minutes
• Closing the meeting

5. After the Meeting

• Completing action items
• Following up on action items delegated to others

Conclusion

• Make every meeting productive