Effective Meetings: How-to for Supervisors

Course Description:

This session is important because too many meetings turn out to be time-consuming distractions from your other important work. Poorly planned and conducted meetings often serve little purpose and waste valuable resources. Just consider the cost of a meeting involving 10 people that runs for half an hour. That adds up to 5 hours worth of salaries and time taken away from other productive work.

Why “Effective Meetings: How-to for Supervisors” Matters:

• Too many meetings turn out to be time-consuming distractions from your other important work. Poorly planned and conducted meetings often serve little purpose and waste valuable resources. Just consider the cost of a meeting involving 10 people that runs for half an hour. That adds up to 5 hours’ worth of salaries and time taken away from other productive work.
• Meetings can also be an excellent way to handle many important aspects of your business. Knowing how to plan and lead focused, efficient meetings is, therefore, an important supervisory skill.

Key Points:

• Hold meetings only when necessary.
• Invite the right participants and follow an agenda.
• Make sure all necessary preparations for the meeting have been made.
• Start and finish on time.
• Keep the meeting focused and encourage participation.
• Summarize accomplishments and review follow-up assignments.