How to Avoid Death by Meeting: Strategies for Better Meetings

摘要

Meetings can he great opportunities to create the synergy that leads to better productivity and a more satisfying work experience. Leaders can create a "POP-Purpose, Outcome, and Plan" to uncover specific goals and identify the best methods to achieve them. Agendas should be carefully formatted with the desirable result in mind. Adding time specifications, assigning names to topics, and providing a layout conducive to resulting action assists both leaders and meeting participants. Facilitation techniques assure active participation by everyone and help move the discussion toward a productive outcome.