Magnificent Meetings that Matter More: How to Plan & Lead Outstanding Staff Meetings

Meetings - boring? Not after this fun, energetic session. It's like finding undiscovered treasure! Meetings are even more important and valuable than we thought - the way we run meetings can provide big benefits to our entire program in some surprising, usually unrecognized ways. These payoffs include the opportunity to use meetings to model great leadership. In this fast-paced session, Michael demonstrates creative and practical techniques to go beyond "announcements" and checklists. Make even 5-minute check-in meetings exciting mini-events that not only inform but support the mission of the program. Learn and Practice: Getting people to pay attention and participate; eliminate "gripe sessions;" developing staff professionalism; how to grow skills in staff with special techniques to involve them in the leadership of meetings; how to do fast ongoing staff development to extend your training beyond orientation; modeling outstanding skills that staff can use with young people.