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Slim&TrimMeetings
Alookatthese"oppositepoles”oforganisationswithandwith-
outanemphasisonmeetingsmakesitclearthatthemoreknow-
-howregarding"effectivemeetingmanagement”thatisalready
anchoredwithintheorganisationandthemoreofitspeoplewho
knowtheirwayaroundprofessionallyconductedmeetings,the
easieritistoimplementnewmeetingstechniques.Incontrast,in
anorganisationwheremeetingsaretheexceptionratherthanthe
rule,oneshouldinitiallystartwithsmallsteps.Forsomeorganisa-
tions,evencomplyingwithascheduleisalreadyabigstep.
Meetingsareregardedassuccessfulwhentheyresultin
attainingfirmobjectivesandsolvingproblems.
Theoutputisthedecisiveissue.Itiseasytoestablishthedegree
towhichtangibleresultsemergefromthearrangedmeetingsand
theextenttowhichthesearethenimplementedinpractice.Results
thatarepreparedandimplementedtogetherareagoodindicator
thatthepersonalchemistryintheteamisright,becauserelation-
shipproblemsinateamarealmostalwaysreflectedinthequalityof
theresults.Thetypicalbehaviouralpatternsindicatingdisruptions
withinthegroupandnegativelyafectingtheresultsofthemeet-
ingareeasytospot:Endlessdiscussionsaboutmattersofsecondary
importance,"postpone-itis”,longmonologues,self-justifcationsor
killerphraseslike,“Butwe’vealwaysdoneitthatway.”
Butwhentheparticipantstaketheinitiative,providerecom-
mendationsforaction,whentheyalsodemonstraterespectforop-
posingviews,takeonassignmentsandarecapableofmanaging
thediscussionprocessforlongerperiodswithoutthehelpofthe
moderator,thenyourteamisontherighttrack,notjustinregardto
theskillsneededforthejob,butalsointerpersonally.
Inthefollowingpages,youwillrepeatedlycomeacrossthedes-
ignations,"Meeting”and"Workshop”.Hereisabriefdistinctionbe-
tweenthetwo:
Meeting
•
Generallyasmallnumber
ofparticipants:
2–10persons
Workshop
•
Generallyamedium-sized
numberofparticipants:
5–30persons
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