How Do You Conduct Effective Team Meetings?
As both a team leader and a team member, one of the most frustrating work-related events can be an unproductive meeting. Unproductive meetings are a waste of everyone’s time, and may lead to negative perceptions of meetings. Therefore, it is extremely important for a leader to conduct effective team meetings. There are a few key steps you can take as a leader to ensure that your team meetings are effective. Set expectations for all parties involved in the meeting. If there are deliverables that must be presented or discussed in the meeting, make sure that the participants are aware of the deliverables. Surprising a team member with an impromptu presentation of their work can be unproductive and ineffective. Create and circulate an agenda before the meeting. The agenda should clearly state all talking points or major objectives of the meeting. You can even assign estimated time durations to assign to each talking point or objective. Keep everyone focused and on task throughout the meeti
