1 MANAGEMENT Meetings are important in terms of assessing the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of the strategies undertaken for enhancing the productivity. According to the arguments ofLehmann et al., (2018),Agile practices are assistance towards strategizing the business activities according to their priorities. The managers play an important role in terms of involving the personnel in the meetings for diversifying the decision making process. Therefore, the thesis statement of this essay isto assess meeting as important or a waste of time. The average time spent by the managers in meeting reflects their approach towards evaluating the effectiveness of the implemented strategies. Involving the employees, clients and the customers in the meetings generates creative ideas for executing the activities. Within this,Yoerger, Crowe and Allen, (2015) is of the view thatethical approach is needed by the managers for respecting the individual sentiments of the personnel. Typical reference of this is the Ethical Consent Form, which helps in averting the illegal instances in involving the personnel in the business operations. On the contrary,Allen, Lehmann-Willenbrock and Sands, (2016) states thatVirtual meetings are an example of the technological upgradation. Typical example is that of the computer mediated discourse, which enhances the awareness of the employees regarding the judicious use of the systems. According to the opinions ofLockwood and Forey, (2016), this virtual interaction improves the virtual skills of thepersonnel in terms of voicing out the issues, which they are facing while executing the allocated tasks and responsibilities. Along with this,Mroz, Yoerger and Allen, (2018) opines thatmeeting can be one of an effective tool in terms of providingjustificationregardingtermination,indicatingtransparencyinthebusiness processes. In this discussion, strategies can be developed for averting the cases of turnover in future.
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3 MANAGEMENT References Allen, J. A., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., & Sands, S. J. (2016). Meetings as a positive boost? How and when meeting satisfaction impacts employee empowerment. Journal of Business Research, 69(10), 4340-4347. Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Rogelberg, S. G., Allen, J. A., & Kello, J. E. (2018). The critical importanceofmeetingstoleaderandorgaanizationalsuccess.Organizational Dynamics, 47(1), 32-36. Lockwood, J., & Forey, G. (2016). Discursive control and power in virtual meetings. Discourse & Communication, 10(4), 323-340. Mroz, J. E., Yoerger, M., & Allen, J. A. (2018). Leadership in workplace meetings: The intersectionof leadership styles and follower gender. Journal of Leadership& Organizational Studies, 25(3), 309-322. Yoerger, M., Crowe, J., & Allen, J. A. (2015). Participate or else!: The effect of participation in decision-making in meetings on employee engagement. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 67(1), 65.