Managing Meetings

Written by Julie-Ann Amos


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Unhelpful behaviour needs controlling. People digress, ramble, don't pay attention, argue pointlessly, interrupt, even fall asleep! You owe it to others to take action. Be assertive - ask people politely to behave. If necessary, take a break for 5-10 minutes, and during it, take people to one side and privately deal withrepparttar problem - ask them to be more considerate.

Tackle past problems head-on - take a few minutes atrepparttar 138266 beginning of a meeting to lay down some ground rules, or have a private word with difficult people.

Poor chairmanship/control of meetings causes problems. Mischievous or bad-mannered people will misbehave if allowed - it's human nature. Ifrepparttar 138267 leader doesn't control things properly, step in. You risk undermining their authority, but they might be grateful for help/support. In any event, your time is at stake!

Action required post-meeting is often unclear. Mixed messages mean several people duplicating time and effort, or things left undone. Be clear about who is doing what, by when, otherwise,repparttar 138268 next meeting can be pointless. Be clear - set objectives. Taking minutes, typing them up, and distributing them can be an unnecessary ritual. Only take minutes if necessary.

Learn from your mistakes. If you attend fruitless or badly-managed meetings, make apologies in future.

Recommended action: · Don't suffer in silence, take action. · Be ruthless with your time. Don't attend unnecessary meetings out of politeness. · You may have to make waves or undermine a meeting chairperson to improve things. Think ofrepparttar 138269 long-term benefits.

Julie-Ann Amos is a professional freelance writer, coach/facilitator and consultant, working internationally. She has worked in the military, public and private sectors, for small ad large organisations. She is the author of a number of books on management topics, and lives in London, UK. For more information, visit www.hackingreality.com


Olga Brunner of A Good Daughter to Guest on “Coping with Caregiving” Radio Saturday, May 14 at 3pm EST

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