Meeting
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In a meeting, two or more people come together for the purpose of discussing a (usually) predetermined topic, often in a formalized setting.
In addition to coming together physically (in real life, face to face), communication lines and equipment can also be set up to have a discussion between people at different locations, e.g. a conference call or an e-meeting.
In organizations, meetings are an important vehicle for human communication. They are so common and pervasive in organizations, however, that many take them for granted and forget that, unless properly planned and executed, meetings can be a terrible waste of precious resources.
Because of their importance, a career in professional meeting planning has emerged in recent years. In addition, the field of Meeting Facilitation has formalized with an internationally-recognized "Certified Professional Facilitator" designation through the International Association of Facilitators (IAF)
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[edit] Topics in meetings
- Facilitation
- Open space conference
[edit] Types of meetings
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Meetings fall into three categories:
- 1) Status Meetings, generally Leader-led, which are about reporting by one-way communication;
- 2) Work Meetings, which produce a product or intangible result such as a decision
- 3) Meetings which never should have happened, such as the Monday morning staff meeting which is on the calendar "just in case..." Work meetings are most effective when facilitated by a neutral facilitator who brings meeting design, processes and expertise in producing work collaboratively.
- Staff meeting -- typically a meeting between a manager and those that report to the manager (possibly indirectly).
- Team meeting -- a meeting among colleagues working on various aspects of a team project.
- Ad-hoc meeting -- a meeting called together for a special purpose
- Management meeting -- a meeting among managers
- Board meeting -- a meeting of the Board of directors of an organization
- One to one meeting -- a meeting between two individuals
- Off-site meeting -- also called "offsite retreat" or "retreat" and known as an Awayday meeting in the UK
- Kick-off Meeting-- is the first meeting with the project team and the client of the project to discuss the role of each team member
[edit] Meeting styles
- stand-up meeting
- breakfast meeting
- off-site meeting
[edit] Further reading
Merianne Liteman, Sheila Campbell, Jeffrey Liteman, Retreats that Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites, Expanded Edition, ISBN 0-7879-8275-X
