Meeting Management

Course Length: 1 day

This workshop will show participants how five basic tools can handle all the classic meeting complaints, including:

  • They are unfocused and take too long
  • You revisit the same issues and fail to produce action items
  • People come late and leave early
  • The same few people dominate, and
  • Some people resort to personal attacks


You will discover how to resolve all these issues and cut the time spent in meetings in half while dramatically increasing overall quality and participation. This program is designed to teach participants how to plan for and facilitate meetings that are well organized, highly productive, and action oriented.

Key Topics

  • Handle meeting nightmares
  • Structure agenda
  • Set expectations
  • Establish ground rules
  • Identify hidden agendas
  • Minimize wheel spinning & repetition
  • Resolve conflict
  • Track difficult issues
  • Handle difficult people, including: Latecomers, Early Leavers, Attackers, Loudmouths, Know-it-alls, Whisperers, Broken Records, Interrupters and Headshakers
  • Keep meetings focused and productive
  • Identify and complete action items
  • Utilize the group memory and group memo
  • Increase overall team effectiveness

Instructors

 Barry Flicker

BARRY FLICKER, author of Working at Warp Speed, is a nationally known expert on the of developing high performance organizations through leadership development, project management, team building, communication and negotiating skills. He helps organizations resolve conflict, optimize change and produce quality results by discovering their most efficient blend of technical and behavioral assets.

Barry brings 20 years of management experience in the computer industry to the design and delivery of corporate training programs. The elements of creativity, inspiration and nonlinear problem solving reflect his years of experience in management.

This expertise blended with his skills as a performing artist in the fields of magic, acting and standup comedy present a refreshing approach to training. Participants consistently rate his programs "Excellent and entertaining!"


Onsite Delivery

For more information about having a course delivered at your site and tailored to meet your organization's specific objectives.

Contact: info@effectivetraining.com

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