By Lisa Pentland

Are you a meeting hater? Do you have more important things to do than attend meetings? Are you too busy or are you that person who is always late?

I am guessing most business’s conduct a weekly property management meeting which is a great start. But don’t just go through the motions – you’re giving meetings a bad rep, weekly meetings can be the highlight of your week!

Attending team meetings is quickest way to learn a lot about the practices, attitudes and team dynamics of a business.

In a well planned and well run meeting, I also learn the priorities and expectations of the business and get to see the really committed, career property managers shine.

For the most part though, our meetings could do with a few minor tweaks that could make a huge difference to their effectiveness. Here are a few tips:

• Have a weekly agenda
• Make sure the agenda includes all the key performance areas for your business
• Each person should bring the reports relevant to their role to the meeting
• The meeting should be run by key performance area, not by manager, portfolio or pod
• Record the results as the meeting evolves
• Refer to previous meetings results to proactively identify market or performance trends
• Keep the tone positive, upbeat and inclusive of all parties
• Include training, scripts and dialogues tips as you go
• Appoint a legislation champion to provide legislation updates
• Set the meeting time start on time and finish on time every week – no matter what!
• Allow time to celebrate everyone’s successes and have some fun

To fully utilise your time, design your agenda so it can be used as a report and record of performance direction. You can then use this information to identify performance, knowledge and skills gaps as well as recognise high achievers, specific skill sets and future leaders.

To learn more about the Weekly Meeting Agenda and get a copy of the ideal agenda register for our webinar below:

21st March 2017
12:30pm Sydney Time

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How to Run a Weekly Team Meeting

Now’s the time to “Take 30” and ask how can I get better value from our weekly team meetings.

Well-run weekly team meetings fulfil a multitude of purposes. They continually reinforce the purpose and priorities of the business, they identify challenges and successes. They provide a platform for team bonding, training, inspiration, and goal setting. Join the 20 minute webinar to learn how to get maximum value from your meeting time.

Included

• 20 minute webinar
• Opt in 10 minute Q & A chatroom
• Weekly meeting agenda
• Goals and action plan template

Audience – Leadership / Property Management
Hands on Principals, Team Leaders, Property Managers and Administrators.