Better Meetings

Make your meetings sharper and more useful.

We'll discuss some strategies for better meetings, including agenda-setting, opting out and scheduling.

Type
Discussion
Time
30 minutes
Group size
4-12 people
Best as
Group discussion
In depth

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Outcomes

What you'll leave with.

BRIEF Facilitation notes

How to run it.

When to use it

Use Better Meetings to help a team get more from the time it spends together. Discussing agenda-setting, opting out and scheduling gives people practical ways to make meetings shorter, clearer and more worthwhile.

Use it when

  • Meetings are frequent, long or unproductive.
  • People attend meetings they do not need to be in.
  • A team wants shared norms for how it meets.

Not the right tool when

  • The focus is managing individual time. Use Calendar Management.
  • You want to reduce email load. Use Email Management.
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Use it with your team

This tool works best in a well-facilitated room.

Using this tool with a skilled facilitator means that discussions are focused, time is used efficiently, and the group moves toward consensus, making the session productive and impactful.