It all started with a simple idea – to make team meetings as effective as possible. About three years ago, I created a guide for my teams on how to prepare for meetings, which laid the foundation for the development of a series of workshops

At the beginning of this year (2024), several colleagues from other departments of the bank mentioned that they actively use my guide. I was pleasantly surprised, as I had only shared it within my department three years ago and thought it had been forgotten.

After that, I discussed the news with other colleagues and learned that there was interest in holding workshops on this topic. One of the colleagues offered to jointly prepare the workshops: she would provide real stories from her department for the exercises and I would take on the development. However, there was one limitation – the duration of the workshop should not exceed one hour.

The workshops were based on my that detailed guide, which became the content of the first workshop. However, after analyzing the request, I realized that to create a comprehensive training, I needed to add another theoretical block and a separate section for practice. As a result, a series of three workshops emerged:

• The first workshop is dedicated to preparing for meetings and the 5 Ps rule. We even added a sixth P with one group of participants, I will tell you in the next post when I provide a detailed description of the design of each workshop.

• The second workshop covers how to deal with unproductive behavior from participants: key challenges, life hacks, and behavioral tips.

• The third workshop focuses on the practical aspect, including two exercises and an introduction to facilitation cards.

Thus, a simple guide for preparing meetings has evolved into a comprehensive series of workshops in three years.

In the upcoming posts I will share more details about each of them.

In the meantime, share your experiences: how do you help teams conduct meetings effectively? I would be glad to discuss your methods!

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