Larry Lyons

Jun 11, 2024 | londondaily.news | Elizabeth Jordan |Larry Lyons

If you often find the meetings you attend frustrating and unproductive you are not alone. Luckily there are ways to change this. with something you could implement in your workplace. At Toastmasters International we use an approach to meetings based on parliamentary procedure, specifically Robert’s Rules of Order (1).  It’s a systematic approach to conducting meetings, decisions are reached democratically, and desired objectives are achieved.

May 24, 2024 | executivesupportmagazine.com | Elizabeth Jordan |Larry Lyons

How many times have you attended a meeting that did NOT have a clear sense of purpose, did NOT keep to time and where the chair did NOT maintain proper control? Or perhaps you have heard your executives complaining when they return from an unproductive meeting. Many of us can identify with the issues that arise when meetings are not managed well, and which are a curse to executive support professionals.

May 19, 2024 | europeanfinancialreview.com | Elizabeth Jordan |Larry Lyons

By Elizabeth Jordan and Larry LyonsIn Scotland, a stramash, in England a to-do, elsewhere, a hoo-hah, a brouhaha, a hubbub, a ruckus, or a hullabaloo. Wherever you find yourself, it’s best to avoid one of these words being an accurate descriptor of your workplace meetings, but it’s highly likely that you’ve witnessed what should be a tool for efficient communication descend into confusion and chaos.

May 10, 2024 | thehrdirector.com | Elizabeth Jordan |Larry Lyons

Whether you are involved in meetings with your HR team or wider meetings within your organisation you’ll be aware that many meeting fall short of perfection. Given how many meetings are held every year achieving a culture where meetings are well run and as productive as possible in vital. An article in HBR entitled ‘Stop the Madness’ reported survey results that supports the widespread dissatisfaction with meetings.