Leadership Management Training / Onsite Program

Meeting Planning and Facilitation Training

How to Maximize Meeting Investments

Approximately 11 million business meetings are held every day in the United States.  Most are considered a waste of valuable time.

Description:
This proven one-day Meeting Planning and Facilitation workshop teaches skills that will enable participants to accomplish more in meetings in less time. It is based on the premise that successful meetings require both a good plan and strong facilitation. Participants learn all the elements of a successful meeting plan and how to facilitate and achieve desired outcomes during the meeting.

They also practice the meeting skills of gaining consensus, managing the communication flow, keeping the meeting on track, and handling disruptive behaviors in a positive way.

Participants learn how to:

• Effectively plan a meeting - purpose, desired outcomes, and agenda
• Correctly identify the appropriate pre-work and attendees for each meeting
• Efficiently achieve consensus and identify when consensus is the appropriate decision-making method
• Handle disruptive behaviors so that the person becomes a positive meeting participant
• Facilitate meetings, as a leader or participant, so that the meeting:
  • Accomplishes stated outcomes
  • Stays on track
  • Encourages equal participation
  • Creates action plans that encourage follow-through

Each program is 100% customized to meet specific business and project needs. 

The process includes pre-work, preparation, and follow-up.  Preparation typically includes:

1. Observation: Facilitator/consultant observes real-time meetings prior to the workshop to customize the workshop to address key priorities.
    
2. Baseline Measurement: Participants quickly evaluate a current meeting according to best practice guidelines to get a baseline measurement.

One-half day executive sessions are also available to ensure company accountability and alignment.  Please contact us directly if you would like to learn how we have helped companies like Actel, Bayer, Cholestec, eBay, Fujitsu, Palm, Seagate, Wilson Sonsini, and Xoma improve their meetings.

Target Audience:
Anyone who is responsible for running effective meetings including managers, supervisors, team leaders, individuals, and project leaders.