Most meetings are perceived as a waste of time. How can meetings be more efficient and effective? Leaders have a responsibility to facilitate productive meetings. Being good at running meetings is the hallmark of a good leader. Some practical tips are covered.
2. Mod 1 – The Ingredients of Effective Feedback
(Fri, Aug 19, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 2 – Enhancing Your Personal Influence
(Wed, Aug 31, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 3 – Optimising Team Performance (Fri,
Sep 23, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 4 – Getting the Very Best from People
(Fri, Oct 14, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 5 – Understanding People and their
Personalities (Fri, Oct 28, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00
PM AEST)
Mod 6 – Facilitating Effective Meetings (Fri,
Nov 11, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
3. Your homework
Try to approach the people you lead with
an emphasis on their personality type.
6. Getting good at running productive meetings is one the the
most critical and untapped skills of any leader …
7. Meetings themselves
are not productive;
it’s what happens or
doesn’t happen
between meetings
that determine the
effectiveness of a
meeting.
8. Meetings do the following … Inform
Educate
Clarify
Engage
Solve collective problems
Review progress
Make decisions
9. Cost of Meetings …
What is the average income in your team
(pay per hour)?
How many meetings on average do your
team members attend per week?
Typically how long do the meetings last?
How many in the team?
What are the opportunity costs?
$31.25 per person per hour
5 meetings per week
2 hours; 10 hours a week
6 people
Double the cost
$195,000
$32.5M
1,000 people
6 people
20. 1. Checks to make sure that you have an understanding of the
speaker’s point.
2. Lets the speaker know you have heard them.
3. Moves the meeting on.
22. Team values charter
• What is the one value that is important to
you when we meet?
• What does it mean?
• Why is it important?
• What behaviours would demonstrate that
value?
• What behaviours would violate that value?
Baker, T. (2005). The New Influencing Toolkit.
25. Mod 1 – The Ingredients of Effective Feedback
(Fri, Aug 19, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 2 – Enhancing Your Personal Influence
(Wed, Aug 31, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 3 – Optimising Team Performance (Fri,
Sep 23, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 4 – Getting the Very Best from People
(Fri, Oct 14, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)
Mod 5 – Understanding People and their
Personalities (Fri, Oct 28, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00
PM AEST)
Mod 6 – Facilitating Effective Meetings (Fri,
Nov 11, 2016 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEST)