Meetings are expensive! Some 15 million meetings take place in corporate America every day and can cost over $30 billion a year. It has been estimated that most people spend approximately 25% of their time in meetings. Middle managers often spend at least two days a week in meetings, with senior managers and executive sometimes spending up to four days a week in meetings. It has been estimated that a team of six managers who meet once a week for two hours will cost about $40,000 a year just for their time spent in the meeting. Yet most employees think they are boring and a waste of time. Winning Strategies for Results-Oriented Meetings: Virtual and In Person offers:

• Proven processes for more targeted focus, less meeting time, and clear understanding of the meeting’s purpose
• 7 things people look for in effective meetings
• A checklist of productive and non-productive meeting behaviors
• 15 problem behaviors you might encounter and how to deal with them
• Tips for reaching consensus or agreement
• Meeting prep checklist
• 6 meeting types
• Creative meeting formats
• Tips for making virtual meetings more effective