The book 'The Surprising Science of Meetings' presents several innovative ideas for improving meeting quality. One of the key suggestions is to provide leaders with quality training in meeting facilitation. The book also emphasizes the importance of including parameters on the quality of meetings in annual employee engagement surveys and 360-degree feedback surveys. An innovative approach mentioned is the use of technology, such as touchscreen tablets installed outside conference rooms, to rate meetings on a simple five-point scale. This can help assess the quality of meetings, design appropriate interventions, and measure the effectiveness of these interventions in improving meeting quality.
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What organizations can do To help overcome these biases, organizations should provide leaders with quality training in meeting facilitation. The annual employee engagement surveys and 360-degree feedback surveys must include parameters on the quality of meetings. This is rarely done even in Fortune 500 companies. Some companies do take meeting quality seriously. Weight Watchers installed touchscreen tablets outside conference rooms where employees could rate meeting on a simple five-point scale. This helped them assess the quality of meetings, design appropriate interventions, and measure the effectiveness of interventions in improving meeting quality.