How Do You Conduct A Productive Business Meeting?
Having regular business meetings is essential in operating a successful business. If the meetings are not productive, everyone can end up feeling their time was wasted. A business that operates smoothly and has few miscommunication problems are signs that the meetings are being successfully utilized as a key element of running the business. Notify everyone with plenty of advanced warning of an upcoming meeting. About a week in advance is usually ideal. Plan an agenda covering three to five main topics. Try to set a time frame of 30 minutes or less, and stick to it. If meetings are running longer, that’s a signal that you aren’t meeting often enough. Involve your key leaders in planning for the meeting. Find out if they have any issues that need to be discussed and integrate them into your meeting plan. Print out a bullet point outline of what is going to be discussed in the meeting and make enough copies to hand out to everyone attending the meeting. Send a reminder early on the day of
