Wasted time in meetings is generally caused by people forcing their own ideas and only listening to counter the ideas of other people.  This action of point/counter-point pulls people to argument and personal victories, when innovative conversation and thinking could be used to achieve win-win outcomes. 

 

The protocols we use encourage productive conversation and listening to effectively share information openly, analyze issues from all prespectives, generate innovative solutions and produce successful implementations.  This makes meetings productive, energy building and satisfying.

 

The journey begins by engaging people in conversation and providing tools for success.  We begin with team communication exercises that readily distinguish conversation, so that conversation skills are learned and arguements are avoided.  Effective listening skills are also developed. We then move to real-time issues where effective resolution makes all the difference.  Success builds success and the ability to resolve more and more difficult problems improves.

 

Our clients tell us that this is very powerful learning for their organization.  People will often talk about how using this approach has made a positive, lasting difference in both their personal and professional lives.