Running and chairing meetings

Streaming video - 2014

How many meeting minutes are wasted due to ineffective or untrained Chairs? Destructive arguments, poor attendee behaviour, lack of summarising and bad structure are the most common complaints people have given us as the result of poor chairing skills. Our research has shown that we can waste one day a month in unproductive meetings. Our research has shown that poor Chairing skills are one of the major factors. Causes can be: meetings starting late, not managing the agenda well, lack of chairing skills to ensure everyone is involved, meetings that are too long in duration. Think of the cost of this to UK Plc. If one day per month is lost per member of staff, this could be hundreds of thousands of pounds wasted every week. We decided to make... a training film to enable the Chairs of meetings to practise the skills of chairing. This film shows the key skills an effective Chair must use to enable meetings to add value to the business. A model of group dynamics is explored to help Chairs understand how their role influences the outcomes of the meeting. The facilitator's resources provide additional activities and resources. more