Aunty B: My staff are hopeless at team meetings – help!

Dear Aunty B,

My business partner and I have somehow managed to employ a group of people who seem completely incapable of running or participating in effective team meetings. Every time we get together, the meeting descends into chaos. Before long, everyone is interrupting each other and we inevitably end up discussing topics that were never in the original schedule.

Is it possible to run effective meetings in a workplace? Or should we just give up now?

Over it,

Sydney

Dear Over it,

It is possible to run effective team meetings and no, you should definitely not give up.

As the leader of a business it’s up to you to set the tone for team meetings and from the sounds of it, the time has well and truly come for you to put your foot down.