DK Essential Managers: Managing Meetings

Locating a Meeting

The choice of location is vitally important to the success of a meeting. It is not only a question of comfort; participants must also feel that the place is appropriate to the occasion. This is true for all meetings, small or large, formal or informal.

Consider the cost in time for those needing to travel long distances.

Recognizing your needs

Try to match the location of a meeting to its aims. If one of the objectives of the meeting is to encourage two groups of people to get to know each other better, a relaxed out-of-town atmosphere may be appropriate. By the same token, do not hold a formal meeting in a messy open-plan ...