One Great Meeting Articles

1). How to Plan a Teleconference By : Steve Kaye
Marathon teleconferences have become a high tech way to waste time in bad meetings. True, people can attend without having to travel. But people can also misbehave by surfing the net, playing games, or leaving their office. This occurs because people lack visual contact, which hinders effective communication and provides opportunities to misbehave.
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2). Climb out of the Box of Bad Meetings - How to Hold Effective Meetings By : Steve Kaye
Out of the box thinking is a popular fad today. And yet, in order to leave a box, you have to realize that you are in one. For example, the Indians who lived in the Grand Canyon believed the entire world was like the canyon. And so they didn’t try to find Kansas. This can be okay, if you’re in a beautiful place like the Grand Canyon. It can be a rut, however, if you’re stuck in bad meetings.
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3). Quick Tip - How to Set SMART Goals for Your Meeting By : Steve Kaye
The first step in planning an agenda is to identify the goals for the meeting. Properly done, goals have five S M A R T characteristics. They are: > Specific. The goal must tell exactly what will be accomplished. For example: During the next hour we will develop a strategy to increase market share by 10%. This states exactly what the group will work on.
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4). Monsters in Meetings - Part 5, Dominant Participants By : Steve Kaye
Most meetings are attended by a giant. These are the people who dominate a meeting with big ideas and big voices and big talk. While dominant participants contribute significantly to the success of a meeting, they can also overwhelm, intimidate, and exclude others. Thus, you want to control their energy without losing their support. Here's what to do.
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5). Monsters in Meetings - Part 7, Personal Attacks By : Steve Kaye
You remember these people for the wrong reasons. They are the monsters who hurt others with insults, ridicule, and sarcasm. They bully. They threaten. They attack. And that ruins your meeting. Personal attacks are unacceptable because if one person is being hurt in your meeting, everyone else feels it. As a result, the participants retreat into making safe and generally useless contributions.
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6). How to Identify Future Leaders By : Steve Kaye
Every meeting provides an opportunity to learn important things about the people who attend. Here's what to watch for: > Is it planned? Effective leaders always begin with clearly defined goals and then prepare plans for achieving them. They have the courage to set a direction and then make changes as new information becomes available. They communicate with candor knowing that people perform at their best when they know what is expected.
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7). Five Ways to Use a Meeting By : Steve Kaye
1) Determine a person’s ability to plan. Does the person who called the meeting have a clear goal and a specific plan to achieve it. People who do, recognize the value of preparation and can be trusted with larger projects. 2) Measure teamwork. How are the participants working together? Are they making methodical progress toward an agreement, decision, or solution? Are the more skilled participants helping the others? Is the group working toward a result that benefits everyone? People who work as a team contribute more to productivity.
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8). 5 Hidden Traps in Meetings By : Steve Kaye
If you have sat through a few bad meetings, you must have experienced the following traps. Here they are and how to fix them. 1) People think they are experts. Many people tell me that they know how to hold a meeting. Actually, all they do is host a party. They invite guests, provide treats, and preside over a conversation. People talk. People eat.
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9). How to Hold a Teleconference By : Steve Kaye
Even a well-planned teleconference can go poorly. Some people treat any meeting as a casual social activity instead of as a serious business project. And a teleconference brings special challenges because people attend them in the privacy of their office without being able to see or be seen by the other participants. Use these techniques to hold a more effective meeting by phone.
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10). Three Ways Meetings Make Your Business Better By : Steve Kaye
1) Effective meetings make money Effective meetings make a business smart by producing creative strategies, solid plans, and workable solutions. And smart businesses always outperform others. Bad meetings produce nothing, except maybe a decision to call another meeting. A smart business attracts customers because they know that smart companies provide reliable products and services.
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11). Monsters in Meetings - Part 6, Deadlocked Discussions By : Steve Kaye
This one creeps up on you. And if you let it continue, it will ruin your meeting. At first it seems that the participants are working toward an agreement. They raise concerns. Then they explore the concerns. It all seems normal. But it keeps going. In fact, it expands. And soon you have an argument where neither side will let go. Your meeting is now stuck in a deadlock.
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12). How a Facilitator Helps Your Hold Effective Meetings By : Steve Kaye
Meetings are an essential part of your business. The results obtained in them determine your future and your profitability. Yet, many people take meetings for granted. And as a result they squander opportunities. One way to hold effective meetings is to hire a facilitator. Why? 1) A facilitator adds value to your meeting by preparing the agenda, conducting the meeting, and writing minutes.
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13). Monsters in Meetings - Part 2, Multiple Conversations By : Steve Kaye
Side conversations ruin meetings by destroying focus and fragmenting participation. Here's how to bring your meeting back on track when a side conversation starts. Approach 1: Ask for cooperation Start by asking everyone to cooperate. Look at the middle of the group (instead of at the people talking) and say: "Excuse me (pause to gain everyone's attention).
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14). Help! My Boss Conducts Bad Meetings By : Steve Kaye
What to do? Your boss conducts terrible meetings. You can put up with it. Or, you could try: 1) Start with praise, such as: "I know you work hard. And I have an idea that would help you get more done." 2) Offer to help with some small part of a meeting that would make the process more effective. 3) Leave a book on effective meetings on your desk.
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15). 12 New Tips for Effective Meetings By : Steve Kaye
1) Ask everyone to arrive five to ten minutes early. This gives everyone time to socialize, obtain coffee, or organize materials before the meeting. It also ensures that everyone is present at the scheduled starting time. Make this part of the agenda. 2) Discuss sensitive issues with the key participants before the meeting. Use this as an opportunity to listen and gather information on the issues.
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16). What to Ask Before Agreeing to Attend a Meeting By : Steve Kaye
Managers spend much of their time in meetings. But some junior staff use meetings to showcase themselves. Or they invite their boss to help with work that they should be doing. In either case, such meetings waste your time. Here are five questions that you (or your assistant) must ask before agreeing to attend a meeting. 1) Where is the agenda? A meeting without an agenda is like a journey without a map; it will always waste your time.
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17). Quotes About Bad Meetings By : Steve Kaye
Long pointless meetings are useful in that they keep incompetent people from interfering with those who are working. Bad meetings are a cultural malady that senior executives pass on to new employees. An employee who needs permission to buy a box of paperclips can spend tens of thousands of dollars worth of employee time on bad meetings. Many people attempt to save time by Not planning.
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18). Quick Tip - Effective Meetings Earn a Profit By : Steve Kaye
Most people treat meetings as a free resource that can be used to deal with any issue. As a result, huge amounts of time and money are wasted on trivia. A meeting is a business activity (not a social event) and should be designed to earn a profit. Here’s how. Once you’ve prepared the goals for your meetings, use the following analysis to plan the agenda.
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19). How to Select a Facilitator By : Steve Kaye
Your choice of a facilitator can determine if the meeting is a success or a failure. Use these questions to make sure that you are working with the right person. > Is the person a professional facilitator? There is more to facilitation than watching people talk. Facilitation is a complex activity requiring a special blend of sophisticated skills.
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20). Do These Myths Make Your Meetings Miserable? By : Steve Kaye
You can hold effective meetings and become a more successful leader if you avoid these seven monsters. Here's how. > Myth 1: Executives belong in meetings. Although the demands of business cause executives to attend more meetings than other professionals, executives should be very selective on which meetings they attend. Top management is responsible for vision, strategy, plans, and communication.
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21). Monsters in Meetings - Part 5, Dominant Participants By : Steve Kaye
Most meetings are attended by a giant. These are the people who dominate a meeting with big ideas and big voices and big talk. While dominant participants contribute significantly to the success of a meeting, they can also overwhelm, intimidate, and exclude others. Thus, you want to control their energy without losing their support. Here's what to do.
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22). Rate Your Meetings to Predict Your Business By : Steve Kaye
Most leaders want to improve their business. After all, these improvements lead to increased profits through greater productivity and efficiency. Sometimes clues to important improvements lay hidden in events that everyone takes for granted. For example, how well do you score on the following quiz about your meetings? * How much time do you spend.
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23). Lessons From the Bad Meeting Contest By : Steve Kaye
Here are the winning entries from a bad meeting contest and comments on what to do so that you can avoid these problems. > Short, Expensive, and Useless. First, she sent a letter to a prospective client in New York, proposing a meeting. Then she phoned to confirm the meeting. Although she never spoke with this prospect, his assistant seemed to agree to the meeting.
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24). How to Protect Your Boss From Bad Meetings By : Steve Kaye
Most bosses spend too much of their time in meetings. This happens because executives respond to problems by calling meetings to fix them. And when the meetings fail to produce results, they call more meetings. In some companies, people have even called meetings to figure out why their meetings didn't work. Rather than watch your boss trudge off to an endless schedule of meetings, here are things you can do to protect your boss's valuable time.
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25). Why Would Anyone Hold a Bad Meeting? By : Steve Kaye
Pssst, want a stock tip that will make you rich? Okay, here it is: phone a public corporation and ask to speak with the CEO. If someone tells you that the CEO expects to be busy in meetings for the next six hundred years, call your broker and sell the stock short. Why? Any company unable to manage an activity that should last an hour is on its way down the financial tubes.
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