As a project engineer, I often find that the work environment can become plagued with inefficient meetings, fluctuating morale and productivity that is far from optimal. Expensive consultants (or “facilitators”) are brought in for workshops that might sound good in theory but as soon as they are over, most people will go back to their old habits. I’m not being pessimistic, that’s just the unfortunate reality.
It can be very challenging to create the conditions for success. So many meetings are held to “create an agenda” rather than “action the items on an agenda”. People digress and waste time. Learn to run highly focussed, compelling meetings with this Meeting Success Kit. Transform your meetings from “time wasters” to “time savers”. (One important tip I’ve found to stand out from the crowd is to take notes and actually action the items straight after the meeting – do not wait for the Minutes of Meeting to come out, these are often late or handed out just prior to the followup meeting. )
Some Project Success Kits are also available that contain checklists, templates and step-by-step instructions to manage risks that are identified on a project. Risk management is an area that is poorly tackled, but if it is mastered can be the difference between thousands of dollars lost on remedial works or thousands of dollars saved because a contingency plan had been put in place.
With the right tools in place you can boost productivity, efficiency and profitability.
