Comments on: Five weeeeeeeeird tips for great meetings http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fun and games in meetings http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-255944 Fun and games in meetings Thu, 12 May 2011 18:24:45 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-255944 [...] Cindy Gibsone: I made up a game for my weekly department meetings to refresh and train the staff in a fun and... [...] [...] Cindy Gibsone: I made up a game for my weekly department meetings to refresh and train the staff in a fun and… [...]

]]> By: Cindy Gibsone http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-255941 Cindy Gibsone Thu, 12 May 2011 13:34:18 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-255941 I made up a game for my weekly department meetings to refresh and train the staff in a fun and competitive way.(I was managing a despatch department in a manufacturing company) The Game I made a list of questions relating to the department, it's procedures and the stock etc. I purchased a bag of lollies and treats (a couple of dollars taken from petty cash) I gave each person at the meeting a bell and the first one to ring the bell and get the question right got a lollie or treat. The overall winner was the person who scored the most lollies/treats. This game created excitement because the staff had to beat each other to the buzzer and that got them thinking at the same time. It made them all feel like a winner in the end because everyone ended up with some prizes. However the best benefit from this game was that if they did not know the answer or couldn't remember the answer (sometimes a person may have their facts wrong and you have been trying to enforce the correct answer - usually someone who has been there a while and think they no longer need training) that person walked away from the meeting having learnt something they will probably remember because it was taught in a fun environment.A fun way of refreshing and training. The staff grew to love the weekly quizzes and became quite competitive about it. Try it at your next meeting Cheers Cindy I made up a game for my weekly department meetings to refresh and train the staff in a fun and competitive way.(I was managing a despatch department in a manufacturing company)

The Game
I made a list of questions relating to the department, it’s procedures and the stock etc.
I purchased a bag of lollies and treats (a couple of dollars taken from petty cash)
I gave each person at the meeting a bell and the first one to ring the bell and get the question right got a lollie or treat.
The overall winner was the person who scored the most lollies/treats.

This game created excitement because the staff had to beat each other to the buzzer and that got them thinking at the same time. It made them all feel like a winner in the end because everyone ended up with some prizes.
However the best benefit from this game was that if they did not know the answer or couldn’t remember the answer (sometimes a person may have their facts wrong and you have been trying to enforce the correct answer – usually someone who has been there a while and think they no longer need training) that person walked away from the meeting having learnt something they will probably remember because it was taught in a fun environment.A fun way of refreshing and training.
The staff grew to love the weekly quizzes and became quite competitive about it.

Try it at your next meeting
Cheers
Cindy

]]> By: Anders http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-246325 Anders Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:22:48 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-246325 I made a simple tool to keep track of wasteful meeting time. You switch between productive time, partially wasteful time, and complete waste of time. When the meeting is over, you get an estimate of how much time and money was wasted. Try it... http://trakti.me/ =) I made a simple tool to keep track of wasteful meeting time. You switch between productive time, partially wasteful time, and complete waste of time. When the meeting is over, you get an estimate of how much time and money was wasted.

Try it… http://trakti.me/ =)

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]]> By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237365 Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:15:05 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237365 <strong>Having a meeting? Add silence to the agenda...</strong> While on a cruise through Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog archives, I came across a post he did called 5 weeeeeeird tips for great meetings. Of his 5 tips, the one I liked best was the 5th one: Use... Having a meeting? Add silence to the agenda…

While on a cruise through Alexander Kjerulf’s Chief Happiness Officer blog archives, I came across a post he did called 5 weeeeeeird tips for great meetings. Of his 5 tips, the one I liked best was the 5th one: Use…

]]> By: Why long meetings are a waste of time http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237239 Why long meetings are a waste of time Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:28:28 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237239 [...] 5 weeeeeeird tips for great meetings. [...] [...] 5 weeeeeeird tips for great meetings. [...]

]]> By: Five simple ways to STFU in meetings http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237202 Five simple ways to STFU in meetings Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:56:18 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-237202 [...] Five weeeeeird tip for great meetings. [...] [...] Five weeeeeird tip for great meetings. [...]

]]> By: Robbert http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-236994 Robbert Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-236994 Coming back to this after a while (due to a post about meetings today). I found that losing the table does not result into people sitting in a circle, but more in people sitting more randomly throughout the room. This means that the meeting will primarily take place with the people in the middle, the the 'outlying regions' playing the onlooker. My solution is to use a room with table, but to make sure the room isn't bigger then needed. If possible, it's better to book a room that is slightly too small, so that the people are evenly distributed along the table naturally. The close quarters also prevent slouching, as people feel more 'closely involved'. Coming back to this after a while (due to a post about meetings today).
I found that losing the table does not result into people sitting in a circle, but more in people sitting more randomly throughout the room. This means that the meeting will primarily take place with the people in the middle, the the ‘outlying regions’ playing the onlooker.

My solution is to use a room with table, but to make sure the room isn’t bigger then needed. If possible, it’s better to book a room that is slightly too small, so that the people are evenly distributed along the table naturally. The close quarters also prevent slouching, as people feel more ‘closely involved’.

]]> By: Aude http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-236074 Aude Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:34:19 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-236074 Very nice post, very useful. I've wrote an article on the same topic in my website: <a href="http://www.findaconferencevenue.com/corporate-event-planning-tips.aspx" rel="nofollow">FindaConferenceVenue</a>. Have a look at it Very nice post, very useful.

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]]> By: arievianza http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-233365 arievianza Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:30:44 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/02/five-weeeeeeeeird-tips-for-great-meetings/#comment-233365 Really love your posts.... I actively recommend your article to my friends at work. Is it ok if I now put your RSS link in my site? Really love your posts…. I actively recommend your article to my friends at work.
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