This document discusses managing meetings effectively as an executive. It provides an overview of a 10-week course on executive competencies that includes a module on managing meetings. This module discusses skills like structuring staff meetings, designing off-sites, managing agendas, driving closure and actions, setting up accountability systems, and ensuring follow-up. Effective meeting management is important for executives to drive results and get work done through others. The document provides discussion questions to help executives improve their skills in managing meetings.

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Competency
Model

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3/19 Introduction and Overview
3/26 E1: Creating Innovation
4/2 E2: Driving Action
4/9 E3: Driving Results
4/16 E4: Focusing Attention
4/23 E5: Leveraging Intelligence
4/30 E6: Managing Meetings
5/7 E7: Managing Time and Priorities
5/14 E8: Organizing Self and Others
5/21 E9: Running the Business
5/28 E10: Solving Problems
Execution
Thursday 2pm CT Schedule

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1. Improve Skills in Structuring Staff Meetings
2. Design Off-Sites
3. Manage Agendas
4. Drive Closure and Actions
5. Set Up Accountability Systems
6. Ensure Follow-Up

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Introduction
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• What is the key lesson Scott learned in our opening story?
• How does this apply to you?
• Agree/Disagree: “There are very few marks of a top executive more
obvious that that of managing meetings.” Why?
• Why is this topic more important than ever in today’s environment?

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1. Improve Skills in Structuring Staff
Meetings
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• What are the six critical steps of running an effective staff meeting?
• Why are executives judged by the quality of their staff meetings?
• What can you do to improve in this area?

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2. Design Off-Sites
• What are the three key steps to create an effective offsite?
• When planning, what are things to consider?
• What are examples of great pre-meeting assignments?
• What are some details to address when structuring an offsite?

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3. Manage Agendas
• Agree or Disagree: “Every meeting has an agenda.”
• Who is responsible for the meeting’s agenda?
• How can you keep meetings on track? List 4 to 7.
• What actions to take to improve in this area?

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4. Drive Closure and Actions
• Why is driving closure important?
• How do you do it? List 4-7 ways.
• What techniques can you use to drive closure?
• What techniques can you use to drive actions?

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5. Set Up Accountability Systems
• Why should you rely on accountability systems?
• What are some systems you can use to hold others accountable?
• Why is it recommended to stick with one system vs. constantly
changing systems?
• Agree or disagree: “Delegation with accountability equals
irresponsibility.”

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6. Ensure Follow-Up
• Why is this one of the most important aspects of managing
meetings?
• What are ways that you can do this?
• What actions will you take to improve in your ability to ensure follow
up to meeting actions?

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Managing MeetingsE6 Why Does Managing Meetings Matter?
• What are the benefits of being a great meeting manager?
• If you had a blind spot in this area, how can you remove it?

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Managing MeetingsE6 Developing This Strength
• How did you score on the Meeting Management Self-Assessment?
• If you don’t excel at meeting management, what can you do?
• What actions to take to improve in your areas of weakness?
Bonus Section: (Not in your book) What is the impact of behavioral
styles to effective meeting management?

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Managing MeetingsE6 Behavioral Impact to Meeting Management