Prepare a meeting according to its objectives
• Conduct a meeting by establishing a framework for its objectives and plan, by allocating roles,
by acting as mediator during the course of the meeting and by encouraging the group to make
decisions and agree on the next steps
• Deal with difficult participants
• Conduct delicate meetings in accordance with your concerns at that time: “selling” a change,
running a brainstorming session, etc
On average, meetings account for between 20 - 25% of work time, and are often very important points in the life of the company. When meetings go well, they are an excellent way to share issues, motivate teams, find effective solutions and support change.
To achieve all of this, there are some basic rules that the best meeting leaders adhere to.
These rules concern methods that are both straightforward and extremely effective.
It is these methods that we are going to show you. By applying them, you will give a major boost to the effectiveness of your meetings.
Learning plan
Prepare the meeting
• Ask yourself 5 key questions before starting the meeting
• Define the objectives and expected results
• Anticipate the participants’ roles and make sure everyone sticks to the objective
Conduct the meeting
• Establish the scope of the meeting right from the start
• Organise the meeting according to objectives
• Draw on the group’s dynamics until the objectives are reached
• Conclude effectively
Conduct a meeting in a delicate situation
• Control disruptive participants and adapt to the participants’ various profiles
• Successfully conduct a brainstorming meeting
• Successfully conduct a motivation-building meeting
• Successfully conduct a meeting to implement change within your team