. . . a path to productive meetings

No Bad Meetings is a one-day seminar designed for those frustrated by time misspent in poorly planned and poorly run meetings. Over the years, it has been so well received that participants generally leave the program recommending it for their whole departments and often their entire companies.

Dramatically improved meetings will be the result of this seminar! Meetings become efficient, time-sensitive and productive. You will learn to facilitate quick and effective team decisions, to improve group problem solving and to generate a dynamic flow of ideas. You will also implement the simple yet effective mechanics for good meetings and will handle smoothly the sticky, sensitive situations that come up in difficult meetings.

Finally, you will apply these specific skills and techniques to actual issues and problems you encounter in your own meetings.

No Bad Meetings is another of our very practical, business-based seminars!

NO BAD MEETINGS! . . . an introduction

No Bad Meetings . . . A Practical Answer to Meetings Overload is a savior for those discouraged by time misspent in poorly planned and poorly run meetings. After this one-day seminar participants will be able to conduct focused, productive, cost-effective meetings. Yes . . . the quality of future meetings improves significantly.

Active participation is the secret to the success of this program. Participants practice the skills required for successful meetings. They plan actual meetings, solve real problems and learn to handle difficult personalities. All activities guided carefully by our instructors to ensure successful results.

This unique program includes a number of other attractive features: meaningful work with video tape, a small group setting and a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere. They all contribute to the ultimate results: better meetings.

Join us. You will be glad you did!

Lynn Cochrane
President

p.s. Let us warn you. Once participants have completed No Bad Meetings they will refer others to attend the program immediately!

NO BAD MEETING . . . what you can expect

Frustrations
  • Identify specific problems that occur during meetings 
  • Uncover personality types that can interfere with meeting success

The Game Plan For Productive Meetings

  • Discover subtle and straight-forward techniques to keep meetings focused 
  • Create clear goals immediately 
  • Learn to seek agreement of the agenda 
  • Manage the meeting process 
  • Monitor various meeting dynamics 
  • Grasp the true responsibilities for leaders and participants 
  • Involve the uninvolved 
  • Neutralize the "powerful"; empower 
    the "neutral"
 Agenda
  • Write a clear, concise agenda 
  • Use agendas effectively 
  • Use agendas to control difficult personalities
  • Implement the meeting wrap-up to continue momentum 
  • Ensure accountability

Strategies 

  • Discover a fast, effective method of brainstorming 
  • Build for sound decisions with a systematic, simple method 
  • Address concerns with a non-judgmental strategy 
  • Achieve consensus with a systematic approach to decision-making 
  • Turn conflict into creativity

NO BAD MEETINGS . . . facts, format, fees

who: Six - eight participants from your company
timing:

One full day
where: On site; or we welcome you to our suburban Minneapolis conference facilities
process: The seminar is highly interactive. Skills are introduced and practiced. Guidance given throughout! Results will be applied the next day to your actual meetings.