Effective Meeting Management

Introduction:

A lot of studies indicate that employees usually spend at least 1/3 of their time in meetings that they regard as either unfruitful or wasteful. In this workshop we aim at directing employees and meeting holders on what to do prior, during and after a meeting to achieve maximum effectiveness and reach desired goals.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discussed the causes of ineffective meetings
• Learnt when it is important to call for a meeting; identify correct participants, place & time
• How to create a solid agenda
• Recognize the importance of critical planning prior to meeting
• Acquired the skill of preparing useful meeting minutes
• Learnt when to delegate responsibilities and actions throughout a meeting
• Discussed how to lead effective discussions and facilitate meetings
• Practiced techniques to deal with counterproductive behavior and distractions.
• Learnt how to close meetings and follow up