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How to Lead Effective Meetings

Before the Meeting

What to do BEFORE a meeting

What to do DURING a meeting

What to do AFTER a meeting

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Special Problems

Finishing on time

Can't make decisions

Dominant participants

Silent participants

Rehashing decisions

Deal with small fires but not larger issues

Key persons don't attend

Lack of follow-through on tasks
 

 

 

  
During a Meeting

Clarifying aims and purposes

Creating an actionable agenda

Allotting time for topics

Getting started on time

Ending on time

Agree on ground rules

Assigning key meeting roles

Creating a visual record

Evaluating your meetings periodically
 
After a Meeting

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Advice from the Experts
 
photo of Kathleen Paris
Kathleen Paris talks about:
   
There's hope for better meetings (2:20) (text)
   
Dealing with meeting domination (4:20) (text)
   
Clarifying aims and purposes (2:42) (text)

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