The Art and Power of Facilitation

Chapter 2Meeting Management Best Practices

In This Chapter:

• Establish the Meeting Foundation

• Design the Meeting to Meet the Objectives

• Determine the Meeting Participants

• Prepare the Meeting Agenda

• Open the Meeting

• Establish Meeting Ground Rules

• Conduct the Meeting Using Appropriate Facilitation Techniques

• Close the Meeting

• Followup after the Meeting

Meeting management skills are often undervalued and underrated in the business environment, even though meetings consume so much valuable time and so many critical resources. Why is so little effort expended to make meetings more effective? Here are a few reasons to consider:

• Business leaders do ...