Meetings: less but better

Have fewer meetings and make the remaining ones more effective

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Pedagogical objectives

  • Limit meetings: replace them with asynchronous sequences or refuse them without rushing the organizers.
  • Prepare and run a meeting so that the time spent together is as useful and productive as possible.

The program

  • Limiting meetings: a series of cases in which participants propose alternative communication formats to replace meetings they can do without. Voice notes, video messages, regular newsletters, ... and tips on how to use each format. 
  • Refuse meetings without rushing the organizer.
  • Preparing and leading a meeting:some text
    • Analyze, criticize and improve a meeting invitation (title, scope, objective, participants, agenda, etc.). Best practices on each of these points. 
    • Build a sequence before/during/after a meeting whose objective is to make a collective decision.
  • Techniques for running an effective meeting (opening, distributing the floor, involving participants, closing, etc.).

WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS WORKSHOP, YOU'LL KNOW...

  • Replace non-essential meetings with asynchronous exchanges to better manage time and maintain fluid communication.
  • Refuse unnecessary meetings tactfully, proposing asynchronous alternatives.
  • Prepare each meeting with a precise agenda and clear objectives to maximize efficiency.
  • During the meeting, stay focused on the essential points and encourage concise interventions, concluding with concrete actions and a summary to ensure productive results.

AND IT WILL HELP YOU TO...

  • Preserve your own energy and focus
  • Gaining collective efficiency and serenity
  • Set an example and inspire your colleagues (co-workers, peers, n+1) to hold fewer meetings in order to be more effective.

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