Make Meetings Magic - A Practical Guide to Productive Meetings

Meetings can be one of the most frustrating and time consuming elements of working life, but also one of the most necessary. Most managers know that they and their staff spend too much time in meetings, but donít have a clue how to maximise meeting potential and achieve their targets. Katherine Woods and Ingrid Uden of Meeting Magic, specialists in facilitating productive meetings, have published a new book offering practical advice to help managers deal with the most common problems that arise when planning and managing meetings.

Katherine explains:

ëBillions of pounds are lost each year in ineffective meetings and recent research revealed that long and pointless meetings are the principal cause of anger in European offices*. Meeting Magic is an easy to use guide for managers which will help them run more effective and strategic meetings, save precious time and energy and keep their staff motivated and focused.í

Common problems reported by managers include not sticking to the agenda, not adhering to the time allocated for the meeting and domination by stronger characters. Meeting Magic offers practical and easy to implement solutions to these and other problems.

Katherine goes on to say:

ëIn our experience, the same issues crop up again and again and it can be frustrating for both the chairperson and attendees. Our book offers practical advice and tips on the most common problems that organisations frequently experience, such as how to deal with personality conflicts and unclear outcomes, how to keep everyone energised and how to manage information effectively.í

Meeting Magic, a Practical Guide for Managers who want to make their Meetings Productive by Katherine Woods and Ingrid Uden is available from major UK book suppliers and online from www.amazon.co.uk and www.meetingmagic.co.uk.

*Information taken from: www.canon.co.uk