July 11, 2014
Top tips for effective meetings from start to finish
Meetings are an intrinsic part of most jobs. For better or worse we seem to be called to the meeting room for one reason or another at frequent intervals over the course of a year. Sometimes these sessions are productive, efficient, hassle-free and even enjoyable. But at worst they are tiring, boring, difficult to follow, unproductive and, to put it bluntly, a complete waste of time.How, then, can you focus on the former, and avoid the latter? The trick is to consider each of the three stages to a meeting and plan, and react, accordingly. Here are our top tips for effective meetings.