There are millions of businesses in the world. Most of these business host meetings of some kind for a multitude of purposes, ranging from communication of ideas to problem solving tasks.
Meetings, especially in recent years, have garnered a rather negative reputation. However, there are many benefits to an efficiently run business meeting: some examples include the fact that they ensure the team is aligned, strengthen co-worker relationships, and provide a space for important discussions.
So, how can businesses ensure that they are hosting productive meetings?
Perhaps it is best to start at the beginning and consider the lead-up process to the meetings themselves: booking meeting rooms.
Meeting room booking can be a logistical hell-scape, especially if the task is assigned to a single employee or a few. It is not realistic to expect excellent organisation when a rudimentary online calendar is shared by an entire department. The solution is a booking system, designed specifically to facilitate and streamline the organisation of meetings within a business.
Add-On, a reliable and modern company, has developed a room booking system known as Resource Central. Through this software, employees can select rooms, invite meeting participants, clarify the topic of the meeting via Meeting Labels and order catering services.
A scalable and practical software such as this can reduce the hassle generated by inefficient usage of meeting spaces and schedule clashes. Any employee can use this user-friendly software that is accessible from any location and device.
Not only are there time-zone options, but there are also multiple language options to accommodate to international employees and businesses. This is excellent in an increasingly globalised world.
When the groundwork of a meeting is completed through successful meeting room bookings, there is a newfound stability. Meetings can start off on the right foot, so to speak. Though it does still remain the task of meeting attendants to work towards the goals of the meeting, they can do so assured that the space will remain theirs for the length of the meeting and that they will be catered to: for example, AV equipment can be ordered and set-up beforehand. Double-booking will be an issue of the past.
Employees within a business need to be motivated to work. If the long-hours in the office are an overwhelmingly draining experience, rather than inviting and productive- the business will suffer along with the employees themselves. If meetings are consistently thought of as a ‘waste of time’ or other such phrases, they will continue to be exactly that. Meetings need to start on time, with the right employees in the right places. Meetings need to be worthwhile. Add-On’s product cannot solve everything, no single software can, but it is an essential step in the right direction.
Wouldn’t you prefer to go to work knowing the day is going to run smoothly? That you will not be walking into a room that already has a different group of employees trying to host a meeting of their own?
This article is sponsored by Add-On
