How the QEDC Can Solve Your Problems

The Problem

As a busy executive you may spend up to 70% or more of your time in meetings. Meetings, although important, are often less than productive. Group members get sidetracked and many do not participate. One or two participants dominate while others are reluctant to take part. Critical debate is time-consuming. Too much time may be spent on solutions rather than defining problems and generating alternatives. Miscommunication abounds. Internal politics and pressures to conform stymie open-minded, innovative problem analysis. Consensus is elusive. Participants forget what was discussed. Action plans fail and frustration ends the meeting.

The Solution

By using the expert meeting facilitators and the advanced computer facilities at the Queen's Executive Decision Centre, you will increase your effectiveness, productivity, and team morale. In this environment, executive team members discover they can:

• Solve complex problems Prepare detailed plans and proposals Resolve conflicts
• Analyse and prioritize issues effectively

All teams members contribute their expertise to the meeting. No one is intimidated into silence. Ideas are presented and judged on their own merits. Meeting politics are replaced by frank discussions and positive results. Resolving conflict, building collective intelligence, and providing you with a competitive advantage are goals of the Queen's Executive Decision Centre. "The Centre is easy to use and is a very effective way to save time... We kept focused on the task throughout the day."
- City of Mississauga

The Benefits

Your organization will engage in more productive, open, and honest meetings:

• Group focuses on task immediately Better idea generation, problem-solving and alternative evaluation Full and equal participation by group members Automatic documentation of meeting deliberations All aspects of a problem are covered in a short period of time Enables you to do hands-on planning without hiring outside consultants Ability to quickly manipulate information and perform "What-if" scenarios
• Access to trained facilitator