Management systems today demand more meetings. Partnerships, outsourcing, cross-functional teams, and complex networks require effective meetings. Team meetings provide one of the greatest misused opportunities for the leader. They can be synergistic, but most often are boring, divisive, and time wasting. Leaders who learn how to plan dynamic meetings can transform an organization. This workshop is designed to provide participants with increased awareness of the facilitation skills that are conducive to a productive yet effective work group or team meeting.

By the end of this session you will know:

• The characteristics of an effective facilitator
• Creative methods of producing a productive meeting environment
• How to maintain a balanced participant involvement to achieve results
• The eight essentials of a meeting
• The seven road blocks to effective meetings and how to overcome them
• How to get everyone involved
• The latest trends in the corporate boardroom