Run decisive meetings

Research suggests that businesses waste millions of pounds every month by holding unnecessary or unproductive meetings. If you find yourself wasting time by sitting in on meetings which you don't need to attend, or which don't lead to focused action on business critical issues, then changes are needed. You and your business are going to benefit from rapid, noticeable differences in team productivity plus improved morale and effectiveness.

Your new strengths and abilities

  • Clarifying if and when a meeting is needed (instead of other action).
  • Producing a solution focused agenda.
  • Defining minimum outcome required.
  • Designing structure, form and location of meeting.
  • Questioning and deciding who should attend and for how long.
  • Managing over/under participation or resistance.
  • Chairing the meeting process with confidence.
  • Use different influencing styles during each meeting.
  • Techniques being used to summarise, record and review agreed action points.

Did you know?

OvationXL has identified that few employees have received training to enable them to run effective meetings. Yet this skill can be learnt and immediately implemented in the workplace with dramatic measurable improvements to productivity.

Who would benefit?

Running effective meetings should be an absolute given competency for all levels of staff.


To discuss a current or potential need, contact Robin Johnson at OvationXL
on 0845 260 7700 or