Meetings Matter: Facilitating Meeting Effectiveness

Surveys show that 30-50% of people say that meetings are a waste of time. So why would we expect people to get engaged in something that they perceive as meaningless or even irritating? And yet, meetings are where we spend so much of our valuable time.

This session will focus on some very practical skills that will make your meetings more effective, efficient and engaging. We will address key questions and issues such as: Should we be meeting? Who really needs to be there? How much does it cost? What are we getting for our investment? Who's meeting is it? How do we build engagement and commitment? How many times have you had this meeting, this agenda, this result and still nothing has changed? What are five things that will change your meetings forever?

And for all of you who have no problem getting people to participate, gaining engagement and getting amazing results, please come and share your success. We'll all walk away with some new ideas, tools and tips to turn our meeting from Madness to Magic.