Business Meeting Breakdown

Good morning, Community. It's time to talk business again! Today, I thought I'd share a breakdown of a few different types of business meetings and what they consist of. Here we go...

To begin, "A business meeting is a gathering of two or more people for the purpose of making decisions or discussing company objectives and operations. Business meetings are generally conducted in person in an office, however with the rise of video conferencing technologies, participants can join a business meeting from anywhere."

Now that we have that established, here are a few different types of meetings and what kind of events to expect with each:

Status Update
Status update meetings are conducted to do just that. Your team may be working on a big project that's taking several months to complete. Status updates are important to let the team know where they're at on the time line, what needs to be worked on next, and encourage the progress made so far.

Decision Making
If your company or business is faced with a decision, it's important to include the whole team. This is especially key if the decision at hand will indeed affect every employee. This type of meeting will help you get a better understanding of what your employees want and make them feel included at the same time.

Idea Sharing
Have you ever found yourself in a work group chat where someone asks everyone to share their thoughts, but there are so many people your messages seem to get lost? These are important conversations to have but are difficult to have successfully through chat or email. Invite your employees to join you in an in-person meeting so everyone can have their turn to share their ideas and viewpoints.

Team Building
Rather than always focusing on what needs to be done, sometimes it's a good thing to focus on how great of a crew you currently have. Team building meetings can take place with events like corporate gatherings, like spring picnics, team outings, or hey, maybe even a pizza and ice cream party.

These are just a few examples of the different types of meetings to have with your team. Maybe you have a decision to make and weren't sure how to ask your colleagues. Or maybe your employees could use a moral booster. What kind of business meeting will you be having? Take care everybody!