How to Make Meetings Work
Establishing an Objective
Joshua Banares
Azusa Pacific University
Professor Elaine Shubin, RN, BSN, MEd
RNRS 272: Theories and Concepts in Professional Nursing
Cohort #26
June 13, 2013
Establishing an Objective and Sticking to it
There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings drone on forever, you never seem to get the point, and you leave wondering why you were even present. Effective ones leave you energized and feeling that you have accomplished something. Every day people have different types of meetings, whether it is formal/informal, social gatherings, job focused or community based. All of which are mainly to give information, get information, develop opinions and make decisions. Meetings are established to accomplish a goal or purpose, but what makes a meeting effective? I have discovered that meetings really boil down to three things: 1. They achieve the meeting’s objective. 2. Meetings take a minimum amount of time. 3. Participants are left feeling that a sensible method has been followed.
Attending three different types of meetings with all different agendas, I have noticed that one particular meeting left me somewhat confused and attacked due to its lack of leadership and conflict between attendees. I will discuss in detail conflict and conflict management, team building: leadership styles and finally, weaknesses and strengths assessed in the meetings.
Three Meetings Attended
There were three meetings that I attended, some of which had impertinent goals and agendas. The first meeting I attended was a medical/surgical, telemetry staff meeting at Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Los Angeles. The purpose of this meeting was to address hourly rounding and improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. The meeting was well organized and formal with discussions on how to improve scores and patient satisfaction. The second meeting I attended was an Alcoholics
Joshua Banares
Azusa Pacific University
Professor Elaine Shubin, RN, BSN, MEd
RNRS 272: Theories and Concepts in Professional Nursing
Cohort #26
June 13, 2013
Establishing an Objective and Sticking to it
There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings drone on forever, you never seem to get the point, and you leave wondering why you were even present. Effective ones leave you energized and feeling that you have accomplished something. Every day people have different types of meetings, whether it is formal/informal, social gatherings, job focused or community based. All of which are mainly to give information, get information, develop opinions and make decisions. Meetings are established to accomplish a goal or purpose, but what makes a meeting effective? I have discovered that meetings really boil down to three things: 1. They achieve the meeting’s objective. 2. Meetings take a minimum amount of time. 3. Participants are left feeling that a sensible method has been followed.
Attending three different types of meetings with all different agendas, I have noticed that one particular meeting left me somewhat confused and attacked due to its lack of leadership and conflict between attendees. I will discuss in detail conflict and conflict management, team building: leadership styles and finally, weaknesses and strengths assessed in the meetings.
Three Meetings Attended
There were three meetings that I attended, some of which had impertinent goals and agendas. The first meeting I attended was a medical/surgical, telemetry staff meeting at Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Los Angeles. The purpose of this meeting was to address hourly rounding and improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. The meeting was well organized and formal with discussions on how to improve scores and patient satisfaction. The second meeting I attended was an Alcoholics
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