Directors Meetings

Inefficient meetings cost money

Boring meetings demotivate staff

Good meetings encourage team spirit

Meetings often waste huge amounts of expensive time and fail to meet their objectives. All participants can thus be very disappointed. Research indicates that most people who conduct meetings have had no formal training whatsoever in this important area. The skills are not difficult to acquire and this one day course will equip delegates to conduct productive meetings which achieve their objectives.

Indicative content

• The most common problems with meetings
• The importance of planning and preparation
• Preparing a proper agenda
• Boardroom behaviour and rules of engagement
• Practical techniques for controlling meetings includes listen skills
• Dealing with the important issue of timing
• Supporting attendees and building their ideas
• Gaining acceptance for your own view
• Processing the discussion
• Summarising
• Action points
• After the meeting

Facilitated by Francis Bergin, a man with 30 years experience in the Board Room of many prestigious companies. Enormous experience delivering for the Institute of Directors.