Meeting Excellence: 33 Tools to Lead Meetings That Get Results

Meeting Excellence is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready–to–use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting a number of intensive individual interviews in the U.S. and Europe. This important book offers the information and tools needed to prepare, facilitate, and follow up on all your meetings. Step by step, Meeting Excellence shows how to

•   Create an action–focused meeting agenda
•   Ensure that everyone participates in discussion
•   Deal with disruptive and inattentive people
•   Develop a climate of trust among meeting participants
•   Create and deliver effective meeting presentations
•  Stay on track to achieve your meeting goals
•  Achieve clear communication during a multicultural meeting
• Liven up a dreary and unproductive meeting
• Close your meeting on an upbeat and positive note
• Get action on team action items
•   Improve meeting communications with line management
• Evaluate your meeting quickly and effectively
• Choose among various web–based meeting tools

 

From the Inside Flap
In today‘s competitive business world, people at all levels of an organization are spending more and more time in meetings. However, many participants are becoming frustrated and dissatisfied when they attend meetings that are poorly run, directionless, and ultimately a waste of time.

Glenn Parker and Robert Hoffman have written the definitive handbook for conducting quality meetings. Whether your next meeting takes place in a small conference room with team members, via a teleconference with people from around the world, or at an off–site location, Meeting Excellence provides the tools you need to ensure that your meeting will be both efficient and productive.

Meeting Excellence is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready–to–use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting a number of intensive individual interviews in the U.S. and Europe. This important book offers the information and tools needed to prepare, facilitate, and follow up on all your meetings. Step by step, Meeting Excellence shows how to

•   Create an action–focused meeting agenda
•   Ensure that everyone participates in discussion
•   Deal with disruptive and inattentive people
•   Develop a climate of trust among meeting participants
• Create and deliver effective meeting presentations
• Stay on track to achieve your meeting goals
• Achieve clear communication during a multicultural meeting
• Liven up a dreary and unproductive meeting
• Close your meeting on an upbeat and positive note
• Get action on team action items
• Improve meeting communications with line management
• Evaluate your meeting quickly and effectively
• Choose among various web–based meeting tools

In addition, Meeting Excellence is filled with specific suggestions and templates that can be used immediately to improve the planning, facilitation, and closing of your next meeting.

About the Author:

Glenn Parker works with organizations to create and sustain high–performing teams, effective team players, and team–based systems. He is the author of fifteen books, including the best–selling Cross–Functional Teams and Team Players and Teamwork.

Robert Hoffman is executive director of organizational development for Novaratis Oncology.