When they’re done right, meetings can be incredibly productive. Too many companies, however, are missing the mark when it comes to holding meetings that work. Discover what a meeting effectiveness tool can do for you.

Are Your Meetings Achieving the Results You Want?

Most companies hold meetings, and most employees consider them a waste of time. That’s because too many meetings suffer from these common flaws:

• They don’t stay focused.
• They don’t engage the participants.
• There are too many off-topic discussions.
• The information isn’t interesting.
• They’re too long.

Meetings like this are a waste of everyone’s time. A well-run, well-planned meeting, on the other hand, can be one of the most productive ways to get workers fired up and ready to be even more productive.

How do you plan a meeting like that? That’s where a meeting effectiveness tool comes in.

Make Your Meetings Work: 5 Markers of Success

Your meetings don’t have to be boring, rambling sessions that make your employees wish they were doing anything else but sitting there. To create a meeting that people can’t wait to attend, you need to know if your meeting achieves the five markers of successful meetings:

• Clarity of purpose: Is the meeting focused, with a clear timeline, action plan, and expected results?
• Accountability: Does your meeting hold everyone accountable, not just your employees?
• Participation: Do the right people attend, and are they fully engaged?
• Process and Training: Are your meetings well-organized, with clear documentation and a great presentation?
• Data capture and sharing: Do you share the results and expectations of every meeting with interested parties?

If your meeting fails on any of these markers, it’s not going to succeed.

Turn Your Results Around

Fortunately, you can turn those results around. With a meeting effectiveness evaluation tool like MEET, you’ll learn:

• How your meetings measure up.
• Where you need to make changes.
• Specific, how-to steps for improvement.

With our help, you’ll get short, dynamic, information-packed meetings that fire up your colleagues and employees.

Meetings Still Matter

Despite our shift to Zoom meetings, working from home, and other virtual work environments, we still rely on face-to-face communication for real understanding. In fact, despite the belief that younger workers prefer virtual chats, studies have found that workers of all ages find that good in-person communication boosts their morale and makes them more productive. Real-life meetings, whether with one person or a group, are important for several reasons:

• You can read and interpret nonverbal cues.
• Sharing ideas in person sparks creativity.
• Verbal collaboration makes it easier to break down complex projects.
• Small talk boosts morale and makes workers feel appreciated.

If you still believe in the power of personal meetings, you’re on the right track. You just need a tool that makes those meetings shine. With MEET, we make it easy to achieve that goal. If you’re interested in successful meetings that your employees can’t wait to attend, contact us today.