Secrets of Successful Team Meetings – Part 2

I shared some ground rules about team meetings last week, now some important ideas about who runs them.

• To make it easier on the manager (and to develop the skills of team members) it is worthwhile rotating the chairing of the meeting amongst participants. The schedule of “who chairs which meeting” should be published well in advance and a fixed agenda format should also be developed.
• To ensure the rotating chair concept works effectively, the manager must meet with the chairperson of the next meeting about a week before the meeting to confirm that it is organised, that they have no problems and that there are no problems or potential hitches. In a nutshell, the manager should be happy with the meeting content and direction and know there will be no surprises.