Wrapping up

Hopefully you’ll see that all meetings are opportunities.

So let’s say this one more time:

The only way meetings are going to be successful is if there is progress

and the only way to get progress is for people to get ideas

and the only way people are going to get ideas is for you to make them have ideas.

Any meeting can be elevated.

It doesn’t matter whose meeting it is. You can still exert a lot of influence.

You know how to make great ideas happen, and what to do when they do when they occur.

It doesn’t matter if some people seem initially reluctant, or want to argue. You know how to deal with this.

It doesn’t matter if resources are in short supply. There’s always a workround.

If you really are ambitious and want the best possible future for yourself, then you have to take a closer look at your lifestyle and make adjustments where necessary - so if you really are serious then be prepared to make changes.

Taken all that on board?

Then you’re now ready to run more successful business meetings.

Good luck, love your job, and be happy!