Effective Meetings

This tutorial offers advice on making meetings short and productive. Jay Goltz, CEO of Artists Frame Service, explains how to encourage candor and open dialogue while limiting meetings to an hour. Brooklyn Industries owner and president Lexy Funk recommends setting clear direction and objectives for meetings, and keeping meetings focused on the core customer. Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health & Fitness Center suggests separating short-term goals meetings from long-term strategy meetings. He advises holding short and frequent operational meetings and meeting off-site to discuss long-term planning strategies.

Coming Soon: Leadership Webinar

Why Your Meetings Suck—and How to Fix Them

Put an end to death-by-meeting culture. We'll show you how in this upcoming webinar.

Case Studies


The Art of Airing Conflict

When it came to adding user reviews to their website, the co-founders of Capterra were at odds.

How-To Guides

  • How to Run an Effective Meeting
  • How to Create a Productive Office Environment
  • How to Manage an Office Bully
  • How to Communicate With Employees

    Best of Inc.

  • How To Make Your Meetings Count
  • How to Spice Up Your Sales Meeting
  • All-Hands Meetings: Friend or Foe?
  • When Is The Best Time for a Meeting?

Book Excerpts


The Universal Conversation Killer

An excerpt from the book, Conversation Transformation: Recognize and Overcome the 6 Most Destructive Communication Patterns, by Ben E. Benjamin, Amy Yeager, and Anita Simon.

The Ultimate Guide to Meetings

An excerpt from the book, Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter.

    Tools

  • Employee Suggestion Form