Essential Meeting Skills
How frustrating is it when your meetings don’t run to time?
How frustrating is it when you receive an invitation to a meeting and it’s not clear what will be discussed or the purpose of the meeting is not clear?
Well, if you use three little letters when planning a meeting or asking questions about the meeting you will be able to gain this much needed clarity.
The three letters are P P O and they stand for;
Purpose, Process and Outcomes
In my view, when planning a meeting it should have a published PPO or POP as it is sometimes referred to. Publishing a PPO will ensure that everyone is clear about the Purpose or reason for the meeting. It will also ensure that all attendees as well as yourself are aware of the Process (es) that will be in place to ensure that you achieve the intended Outcomes of the meeting.
If you regularly plan or attend meetings
Purpose
- Why are we meeting?
- What is the business context?
- What larger business objective is this meeting apart of?
- What type of meeting is this – Briefing, Problem Solving or Motivational?
Process
- How will we make sure the meeting delivers its outcomes?
- Who is the meeting leader? Who will keep time? Who will take notes?
- What is the best order for the agenda?
- How long is each agenda item likely to take?
- Who will take the lead for each agenda item?
- What are the arrangements for remote communication?
Outcomes
- What must we achieve by the end of this meeting?
- What tangible deliverables are we expecting at the end?
- What decisions or agreements need confirming in the meeting?
How do you keep your meetings on track? Would PPO work for you?
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