MAKING THE MOST OF EVERYONE’S TIME

Event Overview

According to  Michael Doyle and David Strauss in their book, How to Make Meetings Work, approximately  15,000,000 meetings are held each day in the  United States and of those, 1/3 of them were deemed unnecessary by the people  attending them.  Have you attended some  of those meetings yourself?  What is your responsibility for ensuring those  meetings are not a waste of time?  How  can you help – even before the meeting begins – to guide the meeting to a  productive outcome?  This interactive  and strategic event shares a formula for success, regardless if you called the  meeting or were beckoned to attend.

Who Should Attend this Event:

People who  participate in meetings in any capacity (Leader, Attendee, Scribe, Timekeeper)  and who would like to make those meetings more productive.

Event Outcomes

Participants of  this event will leave with:

• Recognition of the specific behaviors that  result in an ineffective meeting
• Deeper understanding of the various  "roles" necessary for an effective meeting including leader,  member, scribe, timekeeper and the responsibilities each needs to perform  before, during, and after the meeting
• Ideas for creating the appropriate documents  to maximize meeting effectiveness
• Strategy for using meetings to brainstorm and  solve problems effectively
• A three-step process for planning for,  executing, and following up on meetings to ensure meeting productivity

Event Length

This event runs one hour.