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How to Lead Profitable Meetings (Overview)

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This is where you are, but... THIS is where you WANT to be...
  • Meetings end with unspecific goals.
  • Vague timelines make people wonder who is going to do what and by when.
  1. Meetings are planned more effectively for better results.
  2. Achievable and measurable goals are clearly defined.
  3. Effective meeting facilitation skills are the norm.
  4. Specific timelines with clear responsibilities are the norm.
  • Employees dread attending meetings.
  1. Break-out sessions are used effectively to reduce meeting time and maximize results.
  2. All participants are encouraged to contribute and provide value.
  • Meeting participants don't feel heard or valued.
  1. A safe environment is created.
  2. Norms and rules for resolving disagreements are established and followed by all participants.
  • Participants rarely contribute their honest ideas and feelings.
  1. The value of pre-meeting assignments is clear.
  2. Roles for participation are defined for all.
  • Participants have different interpretations of what was said and agreed to.
  1. Flip charting and note taking techniques to summarize and get consensus are the norm in all settings.

Unsuccessful and unproductive meetings are a waste of your organization's valuable time and resources. Creating a productive and goal-oriented environment for your profitable meetings is singularly one of the most valuable tools you can implement for your organization.

There are many areas for consideration when leading effective meetings:

  • Challenging individual assumptions
  • Teaching active and interested listening skills
  • Forcing accurate historical reconstruction
  • Forcing concretization
  • Forcing process emphasis
  • Clarifying cultural questions
  • Giving feedback
  • Staying on time

Internal Business Solutions offers expertise in all these areas, and more. We will work with you and your staff to extinguish destructive communication behaviors before, during, and after meetings and replace them with positive, focused participation. We can show you how to create a profitable meeting environment where everyone is on the "same page" and everyone has the same goals in mind.

Let Internal Business Solutions take you from where you are now
to where you want to be: leading productive, creative, and profitable meetings
that grow your people and your business.

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Please call on Internal Business Solutions to discuss a meeting facilitation program for your organization. With no obligation, we will discuss your requirements, outline clear objectives, and propose program options. We can help make your meetings successful, productive, and profitable.

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