Meeting Rabbit Skeptical and wary. Always skeptical of new ideas, possibly slowing down the flow of the meeting overall.   The Meeting Rabbit is a meeting animal that tends to be overly skeptical of ideas that are presented during a meeting. Although skepticism is great to have in your meetings an over abundance of it can start to bog down the meeting flow. It’s important to understand that we don’t want to silence the Meeting Rabbit (or any meeting attendee) because their skepticism has the potential to lead to other ideas. Skepticism May Lead To Meeting Content Even though the constant ..read more

Improve Accountability in Your Meetings You’ve seen it all too often. You hold a great meeting that seems productive and focused, and everyone has made a commitment to a particular project or goal. As the days and weeks go by, you start getting excuses for why you’re not seeing results. What happened? You didn’t establish accountability at the meeting. That left your team without real guidance about what to do next. They may have great intentions, but those intentions won’t go anywhere without a firm guide. Here are some tips for getting real results. Enforce Meeting Rules If you’re using the ..read more

Meeting Crow The Meeting Crow is a multitasker, often not fully present at the meeting because they attempt to complete other tasks while at the meeting. Now let’s be honest. The Crow isn’t the only one who is guilty of multitasking. It could be anything from thinking about a project that you have to complete or checking your phone. It is important to be focused completely when attending meetings. Lead By Example First off, if you, the meeting leader, are multitasking during a meeting your attendees will take notice. By simply checking your phone at a meeting you are setting the standard of t ..read more

Meeting Baboon Critical of others’ ideas while presenting little to no substance themselves.   The Baboon is a very critical meeting animal. They often have a good understand of what is expected out of any given meeting and often have a good work ethic. The issue with the baboon is that they tend to either play devil’s advocate, or as simply overly critical of other attendees’ ideas or work. This critical behavior may have substance and is viable to improve the quality of the meeting content, but the language the Baboon uses tends to be harsh and direct. Being Constructive Is Key! We sho ..read more

Meeting Dodo Bird Aloof to the meeting. Inattentive and overall, mentally not present. The Meeting Dodo Bird, while physically present at the meetings, isn’t mentally there at all. The Dodo Bird doesn’t talk much in the meetings they attend, for the most part they will keep to themselves and not contribute much to the meeting at all. The Dodo Bird could very well be a high performer when working solo. But in a group setting doesn’t contribute as you would expect. Meeting Effectiveness Is Engagement With the aloof behavior from the Dodo Bird, it is important to keep them engaged throughout the ..read more

Collisions on the road can have deadly consequences. Verbal collisions in a meeting may not cause the same damage, but they can put a serious damper on your career prospects. Are these productivity boosters hurting your company? Here’s how to keep your meeting on track while making sure everyone gets their say. Make a Good Introduction Start the meeting by introducing everyone who’s in attendance. This cuts down on time wasted by people introducing themselves to each other. Make the introductions brief, and then give a brief outline of what you will cover in the meeting. Use a printed outline ..read more

Meeting Horse The Meeting Horse, or as many people might say, the work horse is the person in your meetings that jumps at the opportunity to spearhead a work assignment and works tirelessly to complete everything they can to contribute to the organization.  They may or may not speak up too much in meetings but you can rest assured that they are processing everything and have an excellent perspective on the reality of the given situation.   The Meeting Horse is an outstanding meeting animal. This particular animal will go above and beyond to take on assignments. Although this is a gre ..read more

At MeetingResult, we offer training that can make you more productive and successful than you ever imagined. Make Better Use of Your Meetings   Are your meetings a waste of time? They waste money, veer off focus, and don’t accomplish most of the goals you’ve set out for them. At MeetingResult, we know there’s a better way to make meetings work, and it starts with better training for you and your employees. Train for Better Results   Our Powerfully Simple Meeting Training system helps you and your team leaders save time, resources, and money. Meeting leadership is a skill, and we ca ..read more

Meeting Mouse Has valuable contributions but rarely speaks up.  Typically, is introverted and will not interject. A mouse must be drawn out by actively seeking to engage them.   I think we all know the meeting mouse. The mouse knows what’s going on and has good ideas. The issue with this Meeting Animal is the lack of willingness to contribute their thoughts. The meeting mouse needs to be engaged in order for them to contribute, some may believe that the quite mice are not present mentally in the meeting. What tends to be the case is that the mouse takes time to process and organ ..read more

Streamline Your Meetings with the Right Software The right meeting software will help you create meetings your team can’t wait to attend. The software can help you organize, plan, and monitor your meetings while keeping track of important data. Streamline It with Software Our software makes it easy to hold meetings by streamlining the process of planning and hosting a meeting. When you host a meeting, you want it to be focused, meaningful, and engaging. It seems like a simple goal, but it’s very hard to achieve—until now. With our Powerfully Simple Meetings (PSM) training, meeting effectivene ..read more