Leading High-Performance Teams For Dummies

Chapter 21

Ten Practices for Productive Team Meetings

IN THIS CHAPTER

Designing meetings that are clear, productive, and worth attending

Creating an inclusive meeting environment where everyone can contribute

Many workers in today’s workforce view meetings as a necessary evil. They might recognize the importance of getting together (either virtually or in a conference room somewhere) to receive important updates, share information, or brainstorm new ideas with everyone’s input. But still, many meetings are so poorly run that all meetings are presumed to be a waste of time and a drain on one’s energy.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Meetings that are designed to be productive, efficient, meaningful, and useful can actually be something that people on your team look forward to and leave satisfied that it was time well spent.

Here are ten practices to keep in mind to create productive team meetings.

Make Your Meetings Consistent

One of the chief frustrations about meetings is spotty attendance. It’s important, therefore, to do everything you can to encourage people to attend. Of course, there will be times when someone is sick, on vacation, or called away for an important reason. However, one way to allow people to build up a habit of attendance at regularly occurring team ...