How often do you conduct staff meetings? Are they long, drawn out affairs with an overload of information and endless dialog? For the most part, most participants go back to their desks and continue with their day. While the meeting is going on, they'll look at their watch, tune out, check their blackberry,etc. Why not try something new and fresh? One suggestion could be to hold a 15 to 30-minute meeting per week with helpful, useful information and engage conversation with others (getting their input) during the meeting. Another suggestion, appoint one staff member each week to contribute to the meeting or better yet, let them run the meeting. I find it very exciting how the younger generation is so energized, have new out of the box ideas and suggestions and love to share; let one of them run a meeting.
To start out differently, try opening up a discussion about the relevance of meetings and how others would like to see something different in the formats or discussions. Be open and willing to listen to suggestions and if you find a new idea, use it or if someone suggests something that won't work, let them know that as well but gently or constructively. Once you get some consistency around the time frame and focus, they could become fun and productive. What do you have to lose?
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