Hold Successful Meetings

by Caterina Kostoula

We all spend too much time in meetings, where very little is achieved and even less is followed up on afterward.

In Hold Successful Meetings , Penguin Business Expert Caterina Kostoula will introduce you to everything you need to know decide when a meeting can and can't be avoided, what kind of meeting to hold, encourage effective decision-making during the meeting, and efficient follow up afterward.

Including case studies from companies that are innovating in this space, Kostoula will reveal useful advice and practical tips to make sure your meetings—whether physical or virtual—hit the mark every time.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2021

About the author

Caterina Kostoula is an executive coach and founder of The Leaderpath, a leadership coaching company. She has worked as a Global Business Leader at Google where she was also a 5-star rated internal coach. She has coached leaders and teams from Google, Amazon, Vodafone, Workable, as well as a number of startups. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and coaches for INSEAD and Hult Ashridge Business School. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and Thrive Global. She has lived in more than seven countries across America, Europe and Asia and is currently based in London.

Website: https://www.theleaderpath.com/


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Reviews

[Joao O · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very insightful read on meetings and the psychology around them. Highly recommended

[Kleopatra Konstandoulaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book has a number of very useful tools, presented in an easy-to-use format that any leader could start using immediately. Highly recommended!

[Fahad · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been very practical and provide really good frameworks and tools to make meetings successful in a corporate both physical and virtual setting. Especially the 4D framework is very well crafted and linked to the subject of holding meeting. It's intuitive, inclusive and help engage the audience from the start. I also like the summaries at the end which is really useful to retain the knowledge. Fantastic book for all especially who are involved in projects.

[zoagli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that I’ve finished this book about how to structure your meetings, I notice how well-structured the book is. Every chapter and section tells you what it’s going to be about, and at the end of chapter, there’s a summary in a table. And the content itself is pretty useful advice, too.

[Jack Hunt · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you have any level of emotional intelligence or hosted a meeting before then this is not worth reading. If you wanted a complete beginners guide to hosting meetings then sure!

Essentially, the TLDR is: Have a purpose to your meeting, create a safe space for discussion, don’t have pointless meetings. This is all wrapped up in a classic office-talk superfluous model known as the ‘4Ds Model,’ which is the binding glue of this book.

[Manouane Beauchamp · Rating 1 out of 5]

Le contenu de ce livre est incroyablement inutile. Pour de meilleurs résultats, utilisez un moteur d'intelligence artificielle et posez la question : Quelles sont les règles pour mener une réunion efficace?

[Nigel Thornton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and to the point!

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informational, but I'd love have some more specific examples (especially in part 2) how to facilitate meetings etc.

[Eugenie Barka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book!

[Nemesio Balansag · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful for making a progressive meetings. I will try the practical applications next time I will conduct a team meeting.