Overview:Ask managers what part of their job they find most taxing and tedious and the answer is sure to come in a loud and unanimous voice - Meetings. Too many, too often with too few results. Nothing seemed to get accomplished; the agenda was unclear; people were late…or didn't even show up.Let's face it. Meetings have a bad reputation; They are time wasters. The best you can hope for is to get through them. Right? It doesn't have to be that way. If the meetings you manage are not working, you can fix them. But only if you understand what it takes to make a meeting work. Learn how to lead meetings that are focused, productive, participative, and even fun! Why should you attend: How many meetings did you have this week? And how many of them were amazing experiences? The real truth is that while we love to meet - at football games, restaurants and movie theaters - we absolutely hate meetings. Why? Because most business meetings in are a waste of time. Yet, meetings are a crucial tool for driving high-growth and high-impact organizations. Unfortunately very few managers run successful meetings. Productive, valuable, and engaging meetings require a clear goal, an open dialog, and a strong leader. This webinar enables leaders to improve meeting productivity, to get wider input, to enhance communication and to boost creativity and teamwork.Areas Covered in the Session:Build an agenda that keeps meetings on trackEstablish and manage the meeting's desired outcomesGuide "start-up"and "follow through"action planningBrainstorm for ideas and turn them into "real"solutionsEncourage participation and different points of viewManage problem behaviors - the latecomer, the talker, the busybody, the wanderer, the arguerWho Will Benefit:CEO'sCOO'sVP of Human ResourcesChief Learning OfficerDirectorsProject ManagersInstructor:Marcia Zidle, MS, NCC, BCC is the CEO of Leaders At All Levels and a board certified executive coach based in Dallas Texas. She works with executives, management teams and high potential professionals ON THE MOVE! They want to move up to the next level – ahead of their competition – into new areas – over and around obstacles – beyond business as usual – towards a sustainable future. With over 25 years of management, business consulting and international experience in the areas of business transformation, talent management and leadership development, she provides strategic focus, alignment and guidance to business leaders and their teams to ensure they get on the right track, stay on the right track and not get side-tracked in their drive for higher performance and profitability.