Meeting Support Articles

13 Essential Steps to Create a Thriving Collaboration and Innovation Hub

Before we get to the 13 steps, let’s talk about what we mean by Collaboration and Innovation Hub . A Collaboration and Innovation Hub is a dedicated team that serves as the engine for...

Mastering Meeting Engagement Excellence: A Strategic Blueprint

To master the art of meeting engagement (i.e., active involvement, collaboration, and participation in meetings), meeting facilitators need a nuanced understanding of various aspects of meeting...

Mastering Meeting Facilitation Challenges: Tackling Common Hurdles Head-On

Meeting facilitation challenges vary depending on the specific context and the participants involved. However, some common facilitation challenges facilitators often encounter include: ...

How To Develop Questions that Lead to Better Meetings (Three Proven Methods Including the Perspectives Tool)

We’ve spoken about the power of questions . But while you know the right questions (in the right order) can lead to answers that stimulate learning, the exchange of ideas, and fuel innovation...

Agile vs Waterfall? Don’t Risk Failure By Using the Wrong One

Jun 5, 2018 | Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Scrum Events

A professional facilitator handles several types of assignments, from planning to design. However, most facilitators...

Scope Creep Kills Projects – It Begins in Poorly Facilitated Meetings

May 10, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Have you ever heard someone say in a meeting “I don’t know why we’re doing this project in the first place?” Odds are,...

Make Your Meetings Meaningful – Follow These Four Tips to Build Team Members

May 8, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Back in the day, when I was in school, I must’ve heard it several times a week: “Stop talking and get to...

Meeting Boundaries to Closely Manage: Directed or Facilitated

Meeting Support

While there are three primary types of business meetings: information-sharing, instructional or directional...

Indirect Meeting Costs and Other Challenges You Can Overcome

Meeting Support

Meetings are frequently a fix for poor leadership. Most would rather go to a movie than sit in a two-hour meeting....

Use Writing Easels or Whiteboards When Facilitating Meetings and Workshops

Meeting Support

The National Speakers’ Association stated that the most important change speakers could make to be more...

Three Questions You Need to Answer Before Your Meeting Begins

Meeting Support

You must consider these three questions before you take on the role of session leader for any meeting or workshop....

Promising Meetings Will Fail: Four Causes of Meeting Failures

Leadership Skills, Meeting Support

Sometimes meetings that look promising before they begin, fail unexpectedly. Four primary causes of meeting failures...

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