I was just at an MPI meeting, for those of you who don't know what MPI is the acronyms stand for Meeting Professionals International. It is an organization, that empowers professionals to be the Tbest they can.
As I thought about what to write today for this blog, I thought about how we run meetings and how on thee news it's all about the meetings of the President. What he is going to do in the first 100 days of office.
The first thing you must know is that he has a plan a goal for what he hopes to accomplish. The second thing I would think he has is a time limit on how long the meeting will last and how much time before the action will happen. The third thing he must have is the cost. A budget.
A strategic meeting is always planned and always has a purpose before entering the meeting date. Here is my suggestions for a successful business meeting.
- Have a goal clearly written. Not only the goal of the meeting, also the goal of what you are discussing.
- Have a timeline in mind. I know it's great to have it on our smart phones, tablets and computers, however as humans we have to use as many senescence as we can, therefore I suggest you have it also printed on a calendar.
- Have the time written in a place of importance what time the meeting will begin and end. A five (5) minute grace period is acceptable other than that you need to start and finish at the times spoken, planned. Also have it known what is the goal of the project to be implemented.
- Respect people and they will respect you back. Finish the meeting on time.
- Let everyone know when the next meeting will be and the goals to be accomplished before leaving.
No comments:
Post a Comment