{"id":26956,"date":"2017-05-23T10:32:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T14:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/creator\/?p=26956"},"modified":"2020-02-26T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:31:33","slug":"host-an-effective-all-hands-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/host-an-effective-all-hands-meeting","title":{"rendered":"Host an effective all hands meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Holding an all-hands meeting sends a message to your employees that you have important information to convey. However, it can also show employees that you value their input into company operations and want to keep them informed about company news and performance. When done well, an all hands meeting can boost morale during good times and calm the nerves of your team if the company has hit a rough patch. Running these meetings isn\u2019t easy and requires careful strategy and planning. Here are a few all hands meeting ideas to increase your chances of success and help you win over the opinions of your staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Host the meeting on a Friday<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your employees typically have meetings and deadlines throughout the week, which means it will be hard to find a time that works for everyone in the company. However, you want to find a time where almost everyone will be available to attend. Many companies prefer to have their all-hands meetings on Friday mornings or afternoons<\/a>. People tend to schedule fewer internal or client meetings on Fridays, which means fewer people will be inconvenienced by this event. Depending on your company size and operations, you could provide lunch for your employees as an incentive or thank-you for attending the meeting. Some companies even end the meeting around two or three in the afternoon and then let their employees leave early for the weekend that day. Not only does hosting an all hands meeting on a Friday make scheduling easier, it also creates a buffer if you have to deliver bad news. Your employees will have the weekend to process any news and move on from it instead of returning to their desks to speculate how the news will affect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give presenters time to prepare<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unless you\u2019re hosting an emergency all-hands meeting, give key stakeholders and presenters time to prepare their statements. Not only will this help your management team make the best presentations possible, it will make sure your employees get all of the information they need. There are a few steps you can take to make sure all of the presenters are prepared before the meeting starts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n