{"id":7345,"date":"2013-05-30T07:37:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/?p=7345"},"modified":"2023-08-23T05:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T05:26:16","slug":"decision-making-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/decision-making-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Better Decisions in Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/istock_000004868493xsmall.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Business line-up\" class=\"wp-image-7349\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ground zero for most decision making is in the meeting. &nbsp;Well, maybe not&nbsp;<em>the<\/em> meeting, but in some kind of conversation between two or more people. &nbsp;Whether that takes place inside of a meeting or conference room or in the bathroom &#8211; that depends on the culture of your organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Successful decisions happen in successful meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how you slice it &#8212; successful decisions come from a successful interaction. &nbsp;Last week, QuestionPro sponsored it&#8217;s first Tweet Chat to talk about meetings; the good, the bad, the ugly and anything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summary of just some of the key points of the discussion. &nbsp;We asked only five questions, but generated nearly 600 tweets across 75 contributors. &nbsp;And some of these contributors knew a little something about making decisions because they were heavy hitters in the small business space. &nbsp;The chat was moderated by content strategist and Forbes contributor, TJ McCue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"banner-section wf-section\" lang=\"\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"right-column-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bannerbg white\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h1-2\">Create memorable experiences based on real-time data, insights and advanced analysis.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#userliteForm\" data-toggle=\"modal\" class=\"button w-button\">Request Demo<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"userlite-modal modal fade\" id=\"userliteForm\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"material-icons\">close<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-us-form-wrapper contact-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"userlite-form-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/userlite-form-blog-en.html?product=Workforce&amp;referralurl=https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7345&amp;lang=en&amp;cat=workforce-2\" style=\"display: block;\" ><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"demo-form-wrapper success-message-div\" style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"success-message-para\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. On successful meetings: <\/strong><em>There are many negative meeting experiences &#8212; tell us some of your positive ones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of bitching and moaning, this group got off to a running start focusing on what works for great meetings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Agendas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starting and ending on time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One topic at a time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How decisions will be made<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good facilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are just the highlights &#8212; what about you? &nbsp;What are your criteria for successful meetings? &nbsp;Write your answer in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Handling big egos:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>How do you keep big egos in check during group meetings?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big egos are a problem in most meetings. &nbsp;That can be a real challenge when the big ego is the boss. &nbsp;So how do these pros handle it? &nbsp;We had some jokesters offering suggestions such as not inviting them, bringing duct tape or not hiring them &#8212; but you&#8217;re looking for something more practical than that. &nbsp;Here are a few suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Definitely use a facilitator and make sure everyone gets a chance to provide input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a process &#8211; such as asking people to write suggestions down individually, then talk about each one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Directly solicit input from participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get the meeting started right:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>We&#8217;ve believe that&#8230; Stating the objective for the meeting &#8212; right at the start, can help put things in the proper perspective. 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