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The Meeting Management workshop will explore how to reduce waste and make meetings more efficient. This workshop is designed to give participants the basic tools needed to initiate and manage meetings. Participants will learn planning and leading techniques that will give them the confidence to run a meeting that will engage attendees and leave a positive and lasting impression. Today more than ever, time is money; learn the skills needed in planning and implementing a successful meeting - yielding results and maximizing efficiency.

This is a hands-on workshop and your participation will help make it a valuable experience. Use this time to begin the process of developing your skills along with other participants who share the same desire to improve their meeting management skills.

Course Objectives:

• Planning and Preparing
• Identifying the Participants
• How to choose the time and place
• How to create the agenda
• How to set up the meeting space
• How to incorporate your electronic options
• Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
• Using an agenda
• Chairing a Meeting
• How to deal with disruptions
• How to professionally deal with personality conflicts
• How to take minutes
• How to make the most of your meeting using games, activities and prizes

Course Outline:



Meeting Management

Module One: Planning and Preparing (I)

• Identifying Participants

• Time and Place

• Creating the Agenda

Module Two: Planning and Preparing (II)

• Gathering Materials

• Sending Invitations

• Logistical Arrangements

Module Three: Setting up the Meeting Space

• The Basic Essentials

• The Extra Touches

• Choosing a Physical Arrangement

Module Four: Electronic Options

• Providing Choice

• Considerations

• Making a Final Decision

Module Five: Meeting Roles and Responsibilities

• The Chairperson

• The Minute Taker

• The Attendees

• Variations for Large and Small Meetings

Module Six: Chairing a Meeting (I)

• Starting off Right

• The Role of the Agenda

• The Parking Lot

Module Seven: Chairing a Meeting (II)

• Staying on Track

• Going Overtime

• Accountability

Module Eight: Dealing with Disruptions

• Interruptions

• Personal Technology

• Staying on Topic

• Personality Conflicts

Module Nine: Taking Minutes

• What are Minutes?

• What do I Record?

• A Take-Home Template

Module Ten: Making the Most of Your Meeting

• The 50 Minute Meeting

• Using Games

• Giving Prizes

• Stuffed Magic

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up

Middle Manager

Module One: Introduction to Management

• What is Management?

• What Do Managers Do?

• What Does It Take to Be a Manager?

• Why Does Management Matter?

Module Two: Ethics and Social Responsibility

• Ethical Workplace Behavior

• Unethical Workplace Behavior

• Making Ethical Decisions

• Social Responsibility

Module Three: Managing Information

• Why Information Matters

• Strategic Information

• Characteristics and Costs

• Getting and Sharing Information

Module Four: Decision-Making

• Rational Decision-Making

• Steps to Rational Decision-Making

• Limits to Rational Decision-Making

• Improving Decision-Making

Module Five: Control Basics of Control

• The Control Process

• Is Control Necessary?

• How and What to Control

• Control Methods

Module Six: Organizational Strategy

• Basics of Organizational Strategy

• Sustainable Competitive Advantage

• Strategy-Making Process

• Corporate, Industry, Firm Level Strategies

Module Seven: Innovation and Change

• Organizational Innovation

• Why Innovation Matters

• Managing Innovation

• Organizational Change

• Why Change?

• Managing Change

Module Eight: Organizational Structures and Process

• Departmentalization

• Organizational Authority

• Job Design

• Designing Organizational Processes

Module Nine: Managing Teams

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Teams

• Kinds of Teams

• Work Team Characteristics

• Enhancing Work Team Effectiveness

Module Ten: Motivation and Leadership

• Basics of Motivation

• Equity Theory

• Expectancy Theory

• What is Leadership?

• Situational Leadership

• Strategic Leadership

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up