Successful meetings how to plan prepare and execute top notch business meetings shri l henkel atlantic publishing company 2007 business economics 285 pages. Even the office rookie becomes the shining star once they are able to communicate their ideas effectively contribute and even steer the course of a business meeting successful meetings takes your meeting idea through initial and strategic planning setting the tone injecting humor without straying off course stimulating participants maximizing productivity and even measuring your success afterwards. Successful meetings how to plan prepare and execute top notch business meetings henkel shri 9780910627917 books amazonca. More than 90 percent admit to daydreaming in meetings 73 percent have brought other work and 39 percent have fallen asleep you might think that there would be fewer meetings however in the survey 46 percent said they attended more meetings than a year ago meetings cost time and money many meetings end with no results or outcome. By spending 10 to 15 minutes of your own time preparing for a meeting you can often save time during the meeting that makes it more useful for all those invited to attend youll have shorter meetings more effective meetings where actual work gets accomplished and meetings that create results