Managing Meetings Effectively

Introduction to the Program :

Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, from the convention to a quick huddle in an office hallway. This three-days program will be concerned with small working meetings; with groups that have a job to do requiring the energy, commitment, and talents of those who participate.

Training Outlines:

• The basics for effective meetings
• The best and the worst of meetings
• Holding productive meetings
• Preparing for meetings
• Agendas
• Setting the place
• Leading a meeting
• Process and content
• Process tools, including DeBono’s thinking hats, rules of work, and facilitation skills
• How to control a meeting
• A plan for success

Training Objectives:

• Understand the value of meetings as a management tool.
• Recognize the critical planning step that makes meeting time more effective.
• Identify process tools that can help create an open and safe forum for discussion.
• Develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive behavior.

Program Details

Location : UAE

Dates:

1st cohort:      February 8 / 9 / 10

2nd cohort:     July 17 / 18 / 19

Certification:

Upon the successful completion of the Managing Meetings Effectively you will be certified from Standards as well as the European Management Academy (EMA).