Episode 002 - Managing Effective Meetings [14:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4165)

When creating meetings for your team it is important that you:

1. Determine if you need a meeting
2. Determine the goal of the meeting
3. Prepare for the meeting in advance
4. Run the meeting effectively
5. and follow up after the meeting

Although most of us already have way too many meetings, effectively managed meeting can mean the difference between success and failure for a project team.  In this podcast (Part 1 or 2 on Effective Meetings) I describe some techniques that I use in my own team meetings to insure success.  I have also provided an effective meeting minute template that allows minutes to be captured easily into 4 critical Key Information Buckets:  Action Items, Decisions Made, Discussion Points, and Open Issues.  Next week’s podcast will continue on the topic of effective meetings and I will discuss the use of standup meetings.

Enjoy,

Ron

Meeting Minute Template (Right Click and choose “Save Target As” to download .xls file) 

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