How to Run a Meeting
How to Run a Meeting is an interesting article that gives details on ways to make a meeting as efficient and effective as possible. Meetings are time-consuming and very important in communicating information or solving organizational problems. To effectively run a meeting there must be planning activities before the meeting and leadership activities to execute during the meeting. Prior to the meeting you must first set objectives. Weather the meeting is meant to share information or solve problems it is important to make it known to everyone why you are meeting. Meeting should be called If the information is complex or controversial, has implication for the participants, or there is a reason it needs to be given personally,
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Then plan the agenda, and do your homework. To help prepare the participants it is useful to distribute the agenda and background paperwork prior to the meeting so individuals can be prepared for what needs to be discussed at the meeting. Also it is beneficial to talk with the participant prior to the meeting to see if there are any hidden agendas you should be away of so that you can be ready when they come up in the meeting and are able to address them effectively. Next consider the time and location you will be having the meeting because both can convey different messages on the importance and style. After thorough preparation you are ready to begin the meeting with a view of the agenda with the understanding that it is not set in stone and input is appropriate. Then you will encourage problem solving by being sensitive to the stages the discussion will go through, describing the problem, searching for alternatives, evaluating alternatives and selecting a solution. Know these stages can help you to adjust your leadership style based on where the group is in the process. It will also help you to keep the discussion on track. If the topic of discussion digresses too far into unimportant or irrelevant topics then you will need to refocus the group and bring them …show more content…
I agree with the content of this article and think that it lays out a good game plan for leaders to follow to help run meetings more effectively and get the most out of them. I think the idea of distributing the agenda and relevant materials ahead of time is a great way to insure that participants are aware of what they are walking into. Every meeting I have is like a blind date, I have no idea what the meeting is about or what will happen during the meeting. Of all of the great suggestion in this article that is one I think would be truly beneficial and would be great if I could apply it to me organization. I cannot tell you how many times we have had meetings in which the information shared or the problem being discussed surprised the participants and so discusses were limited to those who could quickly think on their feet, and those of us that like to think things through for a few minutes before we response or can come up with good ideas tend to be quick and non-responsive. I come up with goods ideas but usually after the meeting is over and I have to go directly to my supervisor to discuss my
As a supervisor, one must communicate clearly and correctly to avoid misunderstandings and frustrations. When problems are identified with the productivity of the staff and the issues continues, the problems should be addressed at the August staff meeting. Some of the purposes for holding meetings are to explain protocols or anything that involves change. Having the staff together as a group helps with problem solving. With staff meetings, there should always be an opportunity to teach, train, demonstrate, or explain tasks and procedures. (McConnell, 2014, pg. 544).
A meeting agenda ensures that the meeting will be a productive use of everyone's time. It can focus the attendee’s efforts and provide a structure to accomplish the meeting purpose. It defines outcomes, and important information, attendee roles and responsibilities and a meeting timeline. It allows attendee’s to prepare for the meeting as it is made available a week before. It also works as a checklist of those attending, goals and topics for discussion to make sure that all the necessary information is covered and keeps team members focused on the specific goals and stay on track with the subject matter.
Step-1: Determine the purpose of the meeting: Before a meeting takes place, the purpose of the meeting should be determined. All the participants should be informed about the purpose of meeting beforehand, so that they come prepared and can contribute more.
- Make sure the early agenda topics are what the group needs to spend quality time on.
Meetings management involves a variety of different activities. Before a meeting has begun the office administrator should make sure that he/she has booked a room for the meeting and that it is in accessible location so that it allows access for anyone who is disabled and it complies with all current government legislation. The secretary should make sure that all the equipment is already set up in the room and check it is in good working order. For example: a computer and a projector if there are going to be presentations of any kind. There should also be sufficient refreshment available. An agenda which contain: Apologies, minutes of the previous meeting, matters arising, any other business and the date of the next meeting. This is sent to all attendees of the meetings in advance so they know what is being discussed.*
I need to be organized on a day-to-day basis with our meeting agendas and current projects. Each week I prepare an agenda before the meeting, to do this I need to know what to prioritize in our meeting time. I also often largely plan out our projects. These projects help me and the other members to become more involved in our community and utilize our interest in helping others.
I will have Monday goal and Friday result meetings. The first meeting I will discuss the task ahead setting a clear, elevating goal for the team. Task will be assigned to each individual. I will set my expectations for each team member. Before the first meeting is over I will make sure everything is clear
It should include the date, time, location and purpose. It should also contain any specific instructions or actions they need to bring or that need to be undertaken prior to meeting. It might also ask participants if they have agenda items they wish to raise.
Meetings are a common tool used by companies and organizations for a variety of purposes, and they can be implemented in a variety of ways. Properly implemented, meetings can be effective, productive, and increase involvement of the participants at the meetings. If not implemented properly, meetings can be costly as well as unproductive for both the leader and the participants. By examining recent meeting characteristics of Wheatridge Park Care Center and the Phi Theta Kappa organization at Seward County Community College, a better understanding of the positive and negative aspects of various meeting styles may be explored through applying and analyzing the events of the meeting against conflict management principles recommended in Raines (2013).
The strategies/resources I used includes the ice-breaker handout. I used the ice-breaker handout to use at the beginning of the session. I also used a few websites to find activities to use during the middle of the session after I educated the group on the topics.
I propose a team challenge in replace of the one hour meeting formerly provided every quarter. Each team will select a goal on particular objective their team needs to improve upon. For example, if the team wants to improve their direct deposit usage they will set their initial goal for 30% and have stretch goal of 50%. The stretch goal encourages the team not to settle for their initial goal. The team will brainstorm ideas each month that will assist the team in reaching the goal. If the team reaches their goal they will receive 2 hours reward time and if they reach their stretch goal they will be rewarded four hours total. The team will have three months to reach their goal and no more than four hours of reward hours will be given during
During class thirteen we began by talking about facilitators. As a facilitator you want to start off with an icebreaker and go from there. If the group is large, you can invite a colleague in order to co facilitate. Another tool that facilitator’s use is flip charts to allow the parties to see the direction that the facilitation is going. When preparing for a facilitation a facilitator should use note cards or have the parties write on posted notes. Aside from preparation, knowing how to manage the facilitation is important. Knowing who the people that are going to be at the table is helpful to conducting a successful facilitation. Even though the people with the most influence will be at the table with the facilitator; people may still be
Hope your son gets well soon. No worries about our today’s meeting, we can effeminately meet tomorrow. I totally agree with you, an in person meeting will definitely be best to discuss goals and strategies for future dailyFX advertising, but more importantly to get to know each other and work as a team.
Primarily, prepare a checklist for the meeting. Plan the meeting together with the chairperson and all the attendees, including the type of meeting, it’s purpose, the budget available, the number of attendees, the venue, and other basic details.
I feel our discussion was semi-successful and our group worked pretty well together. We followed the standard agenda most of the time, but I feel we did some things that did not follow it. We rushed through the first two steps, task clarification and problem definition, in the standard agenda model most likely because we were all nervous from filming ourselves and could not think of how to start it. We then spent most of the time discussing our research in the fact finding step. We ended after the solution criteria step; however, we did talk about possible solutions throughout the discussion especially in the solution criteria step. I feel that the reason we took so long on the fact finding step and did not get farther was mainly due to