Meetings are a critical activity, yet many people complain that meetings are dull, unproductive and a waste of time, money and energy. The good news is, you can eliminate bad meeting habits and learn to avoid the common pitfalls. By applying a few simple strategies for running effective meetings, soon you will be looking forward to these opportunities for mutual learning and decision making. When meetings are run well, they can be productive and time well spent.

In a series of short videos that Debbie Rosemont made about small easy things you can do to make a big difference, one is about applying smart organization and productivity to your meetings. In this short video Debbie discusses the importance of having an agenda and how you can use that to plan and run more effective meetings.

For more suggestions about running effective meetings, check out our blog post that contains helpful tips and additional videos about what you should do before, during and after meetings to ensure that they are productive.