Introduction
Meetings are one of the biggest productivity levers in mid-sized companies — for better or for worse. The average executive spends 23 hours a week in meetings. If just a third of that time is unproductive, more than 350 hours per executive are lost every year. Multiplied across the entire leadership team, that quickly adds up to a six-figure sum.
Synergie-Services has developed a field-tested approach that systematically improves meeting quality. It starts with a meeting audit that captures the current state: How many meetings are there? How long do they last? What results do they produce? Based on this analysis, concrete improvements are introduced — from the right meeting types and effective facilitation to consistent follow-up.
Key aspects
The five meeting types
Decision Meeting, Information Sync, Creative Workshop, Retrospective and 1:1 — each type has its own optimal structure, length and number of participants. Clearly defining the type eliminates unstructured catch-all meetings.
Facilitation as a core skill
Seven facilitation techniques for results-driven meetings are taught and practised. The most important principle: every meeting has a defined output.
Raising the implementation rate
In most companies, the implementation rate for decisions taken in meetings stands at 34%. With structured follow-up, it rises to 85%. That alone justifies investing in meeting quality.
Conclusion
Better meetings are the fastest route to higher productivity. Request our practical guide to meeting quality and get started straight away.