Meetings happen all around us, both informal (e.g., friends meeting for coffee or kids playing at recess) or formal (e.g., business meetings or interviews). While department sales meetings are not nearly as fun as playgrounds or lattes with friends, they are an important role in business and are much more effective if handled properly. Meetings can create a collaborative atmosphere with all participants feeling as though part of a team, or they can be disastrous causing confusion, frustration, and procrastination. Whether it is a face-to-face meeting with one other person or a yearly conference with hundreds of people, planning and managing them well will help facilitate a desirable and positive outcome. Two primary reasons for holding meetings
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Meetings had been used to study other topics but had never really been studied in of themselves, and as such, the authors did so to not only to build a foundation for additional research but to also “yield practical implications for those responsible for calling, organizing, and leading meetings” (Leach et al. 2009). Five important characteristics were determined: using an agenda, keeping minutes, punctuality, appropriate meeting facilities, and having a …show more content…
The authors outlined the process, reaction, and findings of the program as a more efficient way of training and developing leadership skills with the goal of determining whether the method would gain acceptance among the participants and prove to be more effective and productive than previous instruction. For our own purposes, this study may be used as a guide for creating a similar training program in another industry. Leeson and Millar (2013) provide a detailed description of the elements of the program and their importance, the process of implementation, and the way in which results may be measured. Surveys were gathered from participants with two responses which merit special attention. The first concerned a nearly 40% increase in the creation of ideas as a result of active listening, and the second response revealed that participants were approximately 40% more proactive, happier, and organized (Leeson & Millar, 2013). The results of this study provide substantial evidence for the positive effective of enjoyable training programs used to create more effective
Meetings had been used to study other topics but had never really been studied in of themselves, and as such, the authors did so to not only to build a foundation for additional research but to also “yield practical implications for those responsible for calling, organizing, and leading meetings” (Leach et al. 2009). Five important characteristics were determined: using an agenda, keeping minutes, punctuality, appropriate meeting facilities, and having a …show more content…
The authors outlined the process, reaction, and findings of the program as a more efficient way of training and developing leadership skills with the goal of determining whether the method would gain acceptance among the participants and prove to be more effective and productive than previous instruction. For our own purposes, this study may be used as a guide for creating a similar training program in another industry. Leeson and Millar (2013) provide a detailed description of the elements of the program and their importance, the process of implementation, and the way in which results may be measured. Surveys were gathered from participants with two responses which merit special attention. The first concerned a nearly 40% increase in the creation of ideas as a result of active listening, and the second response revealed that participants were approximately 40% more proactive, happier, and organized (Leeson & Millar, 2013). The results of this study provide substantial evidence for the positive effective of enjoyable training programs used to create more effective