Meetings are one of the most financially costly events for any company, regardless of whether their outcome is deemed a success or not. For every minute your key personnel are involved in a meeting, as opposed to doing their work, it is costing the company hundreds to thousands of pounds. will maximise the value of a meeting by:
Make certain that the agenda is achieved through good time management
Involving everybody in the process
Eliciting the views and opinions of everyone present at the meeting
Carefully managing those who may be over enthusiastic to get their points across
Highlighting unresolved issues
Getting clarifying of proposed solutions
Gaining confirmation of agreements
This makes for far more productive meetings and in many instances all the attendees feel better about their contributions and the outcome of the session. Most importantly, the Meeting Chair Person will have achieved their meeting goals.