Biz Tips Podcast

Episodes

1. 4

   Successful Meetings : Tip 4

   Always look for ways to improve your facilitation skills. After each meeting review what worked well and what could be improved upon. Good facilitators will reserve the end of a meeting to get feedback from the group. Provide multiple ways to give feedback, not everyone is comfortable assessing...

   Sep 12, 2008

   1 min
2. 3

   Successful Meetings : Tip 3

   Sometimes meetings end leaving participants unaware of what they're supposed to do next. Poorly defined actions can cause two people to do the same task while another task sits untouched. Ensure everyone has no misunderstandings about what needs to be done. A good facilitator should get agreement...

   Sep 5, 2008

   1 min
3. 2

   Successful Meetings : Tip 2

   Meetings aren’t meant to be all work and no play. Make the environment one in which people are comfortable. Ensure the participants have fun. Allow joking, small talk, and activities, if it makes the group more productive. When no one has focused on the issue at hand for a couple of minutes, it’s...

   Jul 29, 2008

   1 min
4. 1

   Successful Meetings : Tip 1

   Going into a meeting with the essentials of what the group wants to discuss, agree on, and accomplish increases the chances that participants will make actionable decisions within a set time frame. Without an agenda, people will bring up loosely related subjects that aren't critical to achieving...

   Jul 22, 2008

   1 min