The Most Important Question That Will Make Your Meetings Productive

Source: Inc Magazine

To get the most value out of this kind of meeting, his recommendation is to infuse it with regularity. In other words, the people attending should know how the meeting is run, what kinds of important matters are discussed, and what is to accomplished. Here are some of his suggestions for process-oriented meetings.

• With one-on-one meeting, a supervisor should try to keep the flow of thoughts coming by prompting the subordinate with queries until both feel satisfied that they have gotten to the bottom of a problem. To be effective, both the supervisor and the subordinate should be taking notes in the meeting. One-on-one should be scheduled on a rolling basis.
• Staff meetings also create opportunities for the supervisor to learn from the exchange and confrontation that often develops. The role of the supervisor in the staff meeting is a leader, an observer, an expediter, a questioner and a decision maker but not a lecturer.Read More...