Expert Insights on Leading Effective Meetings

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Are you resigned to endless, boring, and ineffective meetings? Don't be! Put some worth back into meetings by streamlining agendas, using breakout groups for brainstorming, prepping, and-most of all-setting time limits.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Acquire insights on some of the effective habits of running a meeting as a leader.
    Acquire insights on the importance of structure in making meetings more effective.
    Acquire insights on making meetings more effective in the workplace.
    Acquire insights on important aspects of an effective meeting.
    Acquire insights on tips to be a great meeting partner.
    Acquire insights on the importance of attending meetings with purpose and energy.
    Acquire insights on how to hold staff meetings in an organization.
    Acquire insights on how to overcome conflicts that arise in the meetings.
    Acquire insights on making the best use of presentations in meetings.
    Acquire insights on the importance of preparing in advance for meetings.
    Acquire insights on the importance of dialogue and participation to make meetings more effective.
    Acquire insights on what makes a project kick-off meeting effective.
    Acquire insights on the benefits of holding four different types of meetings in the workplace.
  • Acquire insights on a few tips to making your meetings more productive.
    Aquire insights on how to drive consistent high-quality results in meetings.
    Acquire insights on getting the best from people by manipulating status inside meetings.
    Acquire insights on meeting malpractice.
    Acquire insights to learn how priming builds top-notch, problem-solving teams.
    Acquire insights on understanding that a well-organized and well-supplied space improve engagement levels.
    Acquire insights on how to recognize moments that matter most and use them to conduct meetings that stand out.
    Acquire insights on how to engage your audience by being able to read the room.
    Acquire insights on understanding that when a single person dominates a conversation, it disengages the other participants and shuts down any real communication.
    Acquire insights on how daily standup meetings don’t have to be just another boring task if you infuse them with real purpose and energy.
    Acquire insights on making meetings more productive.
    Acquire insights on the five steps to maximizing the productivity of your meetings.

IN THIS COURSE

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    1.  How the Best Leaders Run Meetings
    3m 30s
    Start on time with what’s going right; stick to the agenda; focus on the decision; listen deeply; lead the meeting to as logical conclusion; leave when the time for the meeting is up; and avoid the meeting after the meeting. FREE ACCESS
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    2.  Effective Meetings Require Structure
    3m 23s
    Meetings require structure to be effective. Using the PALPAR acronym makes it easy to frame discussion and produce better results. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Habits for Highly Effective Meetings
    3m 13s
    Have a leader and a scribe; send agendas ahead of time; make decisions not talks; keep meetings to 45 minutes or less; keep presentations to 18 minutes at the end; no gadgets; and list who promised what in the last 5 minutes. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Five Keys to Effective Meetings
    1m 37s
    To make meetings work; 1) someone is in charge; 2) an agenda explains why people are there; 3) the people at the meeting are the people who need to be there; 4) the meeting has clear outcomes and responsibilities; and 5) someone keeps the meeting on track. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  How to Be a Great Meeting Partner
    3m 15s
    Prepare for the meeting ahead of time; show up early; volunteer to take notes; don’t bring gadgets; don’t interrupt; help to keep the meeting moving along; and write down each promise you make; including a due date. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Meetings with Purpose and Energy
    2m 54s
    Ditch meetings that are a waste of time in favor of meetings that have a good purpose; bringing together many engaged minds to achieve a specific objective. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Redefining Staff Meetings
    4m 10s
    Shift meetings from report-outs to collaborative problem solving. Identify the problem in advance. Then discuss it in groups of three or four. This allows everyone to speak; which encourages candor; diversity of opinion; truth telling; innovation; and inclusion. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Overcome Meeting Conflicts
    3m 47s
    Solve conflicts during meetings with a "forces review" that looks at the positive and negative pressures affecting progress and gets team members to move forward. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Make the Most of Meeting Presentations
    4m 1s
    Presentations are a regular part of meetings; so learn how and when to use them for the greatest benefit. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Get Smart Before Your Next Meeting
    2m 58s
    Identify the players; the business conditions; and how it relates to the meeting agenda. Research the people thoroughly. Focus on the mood of the room. Boil all this down to bullet points. And don’t forget what you need to discuss. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Better Meetings Means More Dialogue
    3m 11s
    Leading a meeting doesn't have to automatically cause a sense of dread, especially if you focus on audience participation. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Project Kick-Off Meetings
    3m 18s
    Project kick-off meetings are critical to your project's success. Here's how to make your kick-off a success! FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Four Types of Effective Meetings
    5m 13s
    Pat Lencioni describes four types of effective meetings; each for different purposes. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Making your Meetings More Productive
    3m 11s
    1) Every agenda item should be a decision or input to a decision. 2) Clarify individual decision-making roles. 3) Distribute materials in advance; no Powerpoint presentations. 4) Decide who will take the next step by what date. FREE ACCESS
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    15.  Operational Excellence in Meetings
    2m 49s
    Operational excellence focuses on excellence no matter where it takes place. You can even use it to improve the quality of meetings. FREE ACCESS
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    16.  Manipulating Status
    3m 11s
    By leveling the status of all individuals at a meeting, senior-ranking individuals no longer have the power their position affords. As a result, all individuals’ talent, participation, and engagement increases. FREE ACCESS
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    17.  Meeting Malpractice
    3m 34s
    Like most classic crimes, meeting malpractice begins long before the main event. FREE ACCESS
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    18.  Priming for Meetings
    2m 25s
    It’s prime time! Elena Asterillos explains how priming builds top-notch, problem-solving teams. FREE ACCESS
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    19.  Meeting Logistics
    1m 55s
    Looks matter, changing participants’ approach toward meetings. A well-organized and well-supplied space improve engagement levels. FREE ACCESS
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    20.  Meeting Moments
    2m 44s
    Seize the moments that matter most. Learn to recognize and use them to conduct meetings that stand out. FREE ACCESS
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    21.  Read the Room
    2m 48s
    To engage your audience, you must be able to read the room. FREE ACCESS
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    22.  Dealing with Dominant Speakers
    1m 56s
    When a single person dominates a conversation, it disengages the other participants and shuts down any real communication. FREE ACCESS
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    23.  Better Daily Standups
    3m 37s
    Daily standup meetings don’t have to be just another boring task if you infuse them with real purpose and energy. FREE ACCESS
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    24.  Making Meetings More Productive
    2m 39s
    Meetings are unavoidable and often necessary. However, they can seriously disrupt your day and affect your productivity. What questions should you ask before holding a meeting? FREE ACCESS
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    25.  Five Steps to Maximizing the Productivity of Your Meetings
    3m 49s
    Meetings are a staple of our day-to-day lives, but they are often a less-than efficient use of our time. Not every meeting is necessary, but every meeting needs a goal. To be effective, meetings should have a timed agenda, each attendee should have a defined role, and all meetings should deliver a set of outcomes. FREE ACCESS

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