Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Lack of Follow Up (Part 3 of 3)

Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Lack of Follow Up (Part 3 of 3)

Last week, I shared some common mistakes many meeting facilitators make when conducting meetings and I shared tips on how you can avoid them. For those of you who are tired of reading about meetings, you’ll be glad to know this is my third and final reason your meetings are not as effective as they […]

Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Poor Facilitation (Part 2 of 3)

Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Poor Facilitation (Part 2 of 3)

How many times have you sat through meetings where discussions got off track, tempers flared, and the meeting ran longer than scheduled? These are just some of the frustrations meeting participants feel about a poorly run meeting. That’s why the second reason your meetings suck the life out of everyone is: poor facilitation.  Last week we […]

A meeting without an agenda is like a PB&J sandwich without bread – Video

Last week I shared the reasons why you should be having regular staff meetings. However, your staff meetings won’t be successful if you don’t have a great agenda. Without an agenda meetings will get off track, run too long, and won’t accomplish anything – which is why so many people complain about meetings! However, rather […]

The Second Reason Your Meetings Suck the Life Out of Everyone

The Second Reason Your Meetings Suck the Life Out of Everyone

How many times have you sat through meetings where discussions got off track, tempers flared, and the meeting ran longer than scheduled? These are just some of the frustrations meeting participants feel about a poorly run meeting. That’s why the second reason your meetings suck the life out of everyone is poor facilitation.  Last week […]

Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Part I

Three Reasons Your Meetings Suck . . . the Life Out of Everyone – Part I

“Hey, I’m having a meeting this afternoon, do you want to come?” “Yes! HOORAY! Thanks so much for asking!” Said no one ever. Millions of meetings occur in the U.S. every day and most professionals find that they lose approximately 31 hours a month to ineffective meetings. Why, you ask? Because most people who conduct […]