Meeting Management 101: Effective Meeting Management for Leaders, Managers and Facilitators.
OVERVIEW Most books, articles and courses on effective meeting management ignore the fact that leaders, managers and facilitators of meetings have different roles. Thus a course in managing meetings effectively needs to take these roles into consideration. We do. Briefly, the Leader has something to say. The Manager wants interaction to lead to a specific end point – usually a solution. The facilitator is there to make sure process is followed. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND In this workshop we discuss how each of these three roles effects the manner in which meetings are designed and led. We also discuss the techniques that are useful for different types of meetings, both live and visual. Settings, time, expectations all differ depending on the goal of the meeting. We offer a comprehensive checklist to help in the preparation of meetings. Types of meetings, how to lead a meeting effectively, and managing and facilitating meetings a...