{"id":887,"date":"2018-11-15T17:52:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.onlinesalespro.com\/?p=887"},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T14:04:34","slug":"meetings-ho-hum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/meetings-ho-hum\/","title":{"rendered":"Meetings? Ho Hum!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all been to meetings like this. \u00a0Ho Hum!\u00a0 Get moving!\u00a0 I\u2019ve got better things to do! \u00a0How much longer is this meeting going to go??? Take charge of the meetings you run – and make them run for you. The team here at Online Sales Pro uses techniques to keep meetings brief, to the point, and action-based.\u00a0 This helps us remain productive and efficient when building out new features for the Online Sales Pro system and mobile app.\u00a0 Here’s how.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stick to the Agenda<\/b><\/h5>\n

Create an agenda with enough time for each item – but not too much time. \u00a0Add the amount of time to the agenda to be spent for each item and stick to that. \u00a0If more time is needed, opt to reconvene at a later date. Too many meetings go on and on and on and get stuck on one item, either extending the meeting way past the plan or never getting to what else needs to be decided. \u00a0A quick tally at the start of a meeting should reflect on the status of previous action items, asking for updates. At the end, a review of what needs to be done before the next meeting is essential. The agenda might be the most important part of keeping a meeting energized and successful. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Set the Rules<\/b><\/h5>\n

Sometimes a discussion gets impassioned and people around the table forget to mind their manners. \u00a0Others must have their say – and no one should be interrupted. If someone is taking too much time, instead of charging in, throwing the meeting off kilter, the one who called the meeting should politely ask the one talking to wrap things up so others can speak. \u00a0Also, participants should be asked not to use the word YOU. Instead, they should claim the word \u201cI\u201d and explain things from their vantage point without finger-pointing and surly sarcasm, character assassination, or vicious venom. Everyone around the table should be reminded that all goes better with smiles and pleasantness. \u00a0After all, most discussion topics are not a matter of life or death. <\/span><\/p>\n

Keep Careful Notes<\/b><\/h5>\n

Someone should be tasked to be the note taker.\u00a0 What happens at meetings needs to be carefully written down, allowing us in the future to see what happened in the past. \u00a0What decisions were made?\u00a0 What issues were unresolved?\u00a0 What still needs to be done?\u00a0 By whom\u00a0 And how?\u00a0 It\u2019s a grueling task, but it must be done.\u00a0 Perhaps this task needs to be done by someone who is not a decision-maker – someone who is not revved up and ready to speak – a faithful scribe. <\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Up<\/b><\/h5>\n

A chief complaint about meetings is that nothing is done afterwards. \u00a0People need to be charged to do what it takes and then report back at the next meeting. \u00a0A date should be provided so that these tasks are completed in good time.\u00a0 Then those who accomplish these tasks ought to be recognized and thanked when all is done well. \u00a0Gratitude has a way of influencing attitude.\u00a0 By following up, those in attendance really feel as though meetings serve their purpose.<\/span>
\nMeetings can be a super time suck.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it is essential that we learn how to run meetings productively and efficiently.\u00a0 We can actually carve out more time in our work days when we keep to a meeting schedule and move forward to get things done.\u00a0 Now that we\u2019ve taken the ho-hum out of meetings, want to put some zip and zest into your business endeavors?\u00a0 Join us at <\/span>Online Sales Pro<\/span><\/a> today and learn how to add the same spit and polish to your business ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all been to meetings like this. \u00a0Ho Hum!\u00a0 Get moving!\u00a0 I\u2019ve got better things to do! \u00a0How much longer is this meeting going to go??? Take charge of the meetings you run – and make them run for you. The team here at Online Sales Pro uses techniques to keep meetings brief, to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74,208],"tags":[209,210,167],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions\/2466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinesalespro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}