Unit 328:- Understand how to lead effective meetings
AC 1.1
Explain the purpose of a meeting

Staff meetings

The purpose of regular staff meetings helps an organisation become much more organised and efficient and places both employees and managers on the same page, it makes it easier to establish roles and collaborates to finish projects and achieve goals. They make it possible for all members of a company to work together with less confusion and accomplish objectives faster.
They cover a range of relevant information, and provide a platform for employees to ask questions and discuss concerns with management enabling staff to offer ideas and solutions directly to managers and team members within the company. Staff meetings inform and educate employees about new rules and regulations that affect them and should be long enough to get the point across.
They also help to harmonise the skills and experience of the team members in achieving a common purpose, realise what each other is doing and discuss problems they have, assess the progress of goals and what steps to take to resolve them. Meetings ensure all team members are informed of each member’s progress and encourage them to help each other if problems need resolving. Members realise they are not working alone and by working together team spirit is enhanced.
One-on-one meetings
One-on-one meetings between a team member and their manager provide an uninterrupted private time to receive and discuss the employee’s status while at the same time providing a means for personalised feedback and mentoring. The time is focused on meeting the individual needs of the employee while at the same time providing timely and accurate status to the manager.
Self appraisal meeting
At appraisal meetings the manager and employee meet to discuss the employee’s performance during the appraisal period and to discuss