meeting management – Business Communication Coaching with Effective Training & Communication

A ‘Phil’s Fave’ on Meeting Management

February 9, 2021 by Phil Stella

‘The only thing worse than a bad workplace meeting is a great meeting that didn’t need to be a meeting. It should have been an email, text, phone call or face-to-face conversation.’ And, you can quote me – Phil Stella, 21st Century workplace communication consultant, executive coach and author.

Make Meetings Work … Even Better

February 3, 2020 by Phil Stella

Last month, we discussed how to make meetings work better by thorough planning. Assuming that you now do that, the next two steps are to meet as planned and then follow up thoroughly.

We’ve Got to Keep Meeting Like This!

November 10, 2018 by Phil Stella

Last month’s article on meeting agendas generated some interest and requests for more content on the topic. So, here are more Best Practices for your Meeting Management Tool Kits.

We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This!

October 3, 2018October 1, 2018 by Phil Stella

A workplace meeting can be an effective and efficient tool for dealing with information problems or communication issues. It can also be a frustrating, unproductive and expensive waste of time. How organizations plan, facilitate and manage the meeting process will make all the difference between success and failure. Here’s a summary of Meeting Management Best Practice I typically share with clients.

101 Meeting Managing Tips

September 10, 2018 by Phil Stella

‘Managing Meetings’, Tim Hindle, DK Publishing, Essential Managers series, NY, NY, 1998 Despite some pix of people in dated attire and old technology references, the author provides lots of simple tips for managing effective meetings, most of which still work today. A good quick read.

Why I Love Meeting Math – And So Will You

January 11, 2019June 14, 2018 by Phil Stella

I thought by now there’d be no point for this rant. I started facilitating workshops over 30 years ago, based on time honored best practices for planning, leading and following up on workplace meetings. With the evolving workplace culture, new communication tools and the impact of technology, most meetings should have become obsolete, like manual type writers and micro fiche. Apparently, that’s not the case.

Make the Most of Meetings

September 22, 2016 by Phil Stella

Treat Workplace Meetings as valuable resources that come with a huge cost. So, as with any resource, make sure you use them effectively and efficiently:

We’ve Got to Keep Meeting Like This!

August 10, 2015July 8, 2014 by Phil Stella

My recent article on meeting agendas generated some interest and requests for more content on the topic of Meeting Management. So, here are more of the Best Practices I recently shared with a client.

We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This!

August 10, 2015May 5, 2014 by Phil Stella

A workplace meeting can be an effective and efficient tool for dealing with information problems or communication issues. It can also be a frustrating, unproductive and expensive waste of time. How organizations plan, facilitate and manage the meeting process will make all the difference between success and failure. Here’s a summary of some key points I shared with a client during a recent workshop on Meeting Management Best Practices.