Are you effective as a meeting host?

1) Do you publish your meeting agenda 2+ days before the meeting? No: -1, Yes: 1
2) Do you talk to key stakeholders before the meeting to cover key issues?No: -1, Yes: 1
3) Do you constantly get surprises from the meeting outcome?No: 0, Yes: 1
4) Do you engage each participant during the meeting?No: 0, Yes: 1
5) Do you setup video or telephone conferencing for remote participants?No: 0, Yes: 1
6) Do you engage remote participants by asking for their opinions?No: 0, Yes: 1
7) Do you make long discussions or less important issues offline topics?No: 0, Yes: 1
8) Do you make action items with deadlines and be sure someone agrees to "own" the issue during the meeting? No: -1, Yes: 2
09) Do you send participants the meeting minutes with clear action items within 24 hours? No: -1, Yes: 2

If you score <6, you are not effective
If you score 6-9, you are ok host
If you score > 9, you are effective

Comments

Unknown said…
very practical guide lines!
Fei Xu said…
I agree. Indeed, it's very practical, and I will start to reinforce for the next meeting I host.

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