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Programme sheet
The Secrets of Successful Meetings
Teamwork & CooperationCommunication & FeedbackAll employees≈ 15 min
Key skill: Meeting facilitation
Summary
Run meetings that stop wasting everyone's time, using three concrete levers: set a clear direction, hold the structure and agenda, and get everyone involved right up to an actionable commitment at the end.
Target audience
Anyone who leads or takes part in meetings.
Learning objectives
- Define the meeting's purpose and clearly communicate its goals.
- Avoid the 5 main mistakes behind ineffective virtual meetings.
- Hold the meeting's structure, follow the agenda and timing, and land on a concrete commitment by the end.
- Facilitate the discussion, ask the right questions, and give everyone a chance to speak.
Module outline
- StorytellingA metaphor on the importance of clear direction, turning sterile meetings into fruitful collaboration
- ArticlesThe 5 mistakes of virtual meetings · The 3 keys to running your meetings
- Expert videoAn executive spends 16 years of their career in meetings. Discover the 3 essential keys to effective meetings: direction, structure, and participation
- AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dive deeper into the topic and cement what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
Models & methods
Three keys: direction, structure, participation; the distinction between doing and getting things done; the 5 mistakes of virtual meetings.
Research-based
Figure cited: an executive spends sixteen years of their career in meetings.