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Wasting Employee's Time In Meeting After Useless Meeting?

Doing Everything By Consensus?

We've had many clients tell us they have unproductive meeting after meeting. Here are some typical statements of what people feel or think during a meeting:

• We've tried that before, it won't work...

• But, the problem is...

• You can't do that!

• There's no way I'm going to say anything in this group...

• I need to say something to get the boss's attention...

• We can't possibly admit we made a mistake...

• I don't trust anyone in this room...

• If only they would do something better/different...

• We are never going to come to consensus

• Another meeting, another wasted two hours!

Meetings aren't free - In fact a meeting with people averaging $50,000 salary could be costing your organization a burn rate of $25/hour per person. In a typical meeting with about 8 people that's $200 per hour. Most managers report attending 6 hours of meetings per day and they also report that nothing actually gets accomplished in that time.Why our workshops are unique - Many workshops focus on difficult or courageous conversations but don't include the impact of group dynamics in shutting down conversation and participation. Our clients tell us their employees are disengaged because they think no one wants to hear what they know. Therefore, the focus of our workshops is on:

• creating candor at work;

• how you can manage the conversation and the group dynamics so that everyone contributes, no one dominates and everyone walks out knowing why they were there and what they need to do;

• how a group learns as a group and how to manage team psychological safety;

• examples of how to say it when you disagree with someone; and

• how to re-frame conflict into a positive learning experience rather than a win-lose competition.

Workshop offerings and licensing - We offer and license many workshops. Call (888.316.9544) or e-mail (sue@thinbook.com) us for information on workshop pricing, licensing and content. Start having those crucial, difficult and fierce group conversations in a positive, constructive way.