Meetings with a Purpose

While reading Leadership Connections, something that jumped out to me was making staff meetings purposeful. I know everyone has sat through those meetings that were a waste of time. You are thinking of all the things you could be getting done. The book gave a few good tips for planning a staff meeting as an administrator. You want to make sure to make the meeting purposeful. Communicate to the staff the objectives for the meeting. Make sure the staff understands why the topics are being discussed during the meeting. Also, one should honor diversity. Staff members have many talents and strengths to be able to share with their colleagues. Lean on staff members to help present topics. This is a good way to make staff members feel appreciated and good about themselves. Another way to make meetings better is to compromise. As the administrator, find out what your staff wants or needs to discuss. Is there professional development that the staff could benefit from? Are meetings necessary every week, or can they be every other week? Listening to staff members will help keep complaints to a minimum.

The key is to develop good relationships with your staff. A leader needs to listen to the staff members. This will help build a positive culture on your campus. Good communication will lead to happier people on campus. People will feel like they are being heard. This can be demonstrated through little things at staff meetings to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the staff members. This will also keep gossip and complaining after meetings by aggitated staff members to a minimum.Happier adults on campus will trickle down to create happier students on campus.