Practical Practices
for Managing Meetings
Planning the "Heads-up" Agenda for Productive Meetings
Whatever
the perspective of the attendees, as a meeting leader, your
obligation is the same.... to make your meeting as interesting and
useful as possible. To that end, before scheduling any
meeting, first consider the necessity of the gathering,
as well as any alternative methods for sharing information and
gathering feedback. Assuming that you still decide to go ahead
with your meeting, you should quantify objectives, and compile a
meaningful agenda, one that promotes an engaging and interactive
meeting.
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