Meeting Effectiveness – Agenda & Planning During the College Football Championship game on January 11th Alabama once again asserted its dominance of college football. Although I was rooting for Clemson to win you still have to be in awe of … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Leadership This week, tens of thousands of business professionals will be presented with a seminal opportunity to perform in the spotlight of one of the most important stages in business. Unfortunately, many of these professionals don’t … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Opening and Closing Mariano Rivera is arguably the best closing pitcher of all time. He was the Yankees closer for seventeen years, was a thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion. Rivera was known for his precise … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Sidetracks in Efficiency Nothing kills the momentum of a collaborative meeting faster than a big fat “but”. You know the drill because you’ve likely been on the receiving end (or possibly the giving end) of the fat … Continued
Meeting Effectiveness – Survey As we network with business colleagues and prospective clients, one question we are often asked is: “How can my organization run more effective meetings so we can stop wasting so much time?” (or something to that … Continued
Effective Meeting Solutions An Economic Times article explored tricks that famous executives have used to run effective meetings. The article highlights legendary General Motors CEO Alfred Sloan, who was famous for following up every meeting with a concise memo that … Continued
Personality Trait – Organization The third personality trait of great meeting leaders is Organization. Meeting leaders set a tone for the meeting before a single attendee enters the meeting space. Basic actions, such as sending out a clear agenda with … Continued
Personality Traits – Confidence The second personality trait of great meeting leaders is Confidence. Confidence is an obvious leadership trait in virtually any context. In a meeting leadership context, a confident leader creates an environment of assured attendees willing to … Continued
Personality Traits – Humility If you examine the personality traits of great meeting leaders, certain key qualities stand out. The goal of this and the subsequent two blog posts is not to teach you how to exhibit these traits, but … Continued
Wisdom for Meeting Effectiveness One of my favorite quotes is by a man named William Pollard, who was a physicist and Episcopal priest. Mr. Pollard was responsible for championing the organization of the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies back … Continued
