Hi Friends,

In my last blog I discussed about the advantages of planning a meeting. Today i will discuss about disadvantages of not planning meeting in business.

Basically, these are the two major outcomes of an unsuccessful meeting. There are many factors and other adverse effects that may occur in a poorly facilitated meeting. Because of the lack of supervision, conflicts are bound to happen, decisions become hard to attain, and participants may even lose track of the key issues.

Meetings are not necessarily one-time, unless the issue is trivial and agenda items do not require a follow-through. In common instances, meetings are regular and habitual in an organization. You cannot expect a meeting to be effective all the time, although most of the time it generates positive results for the group. Where there are advantages, expect to find disadvantages in a meeting as well.

Common Problems with Meetings

What common problems have you encountered so far in your meeting attendance?. In a meeting, there is a possibility that participants go off in different directions at the same time and this situation is called multi-headed animal syndrome.

Some meeting participants resort to problem avoidance in a meeting where the common notion is that everything is fine and no problems or issues should be discussed. On the other hand, when participants think that there is nothing that can be done for a difficult issue, there is no reason to try resolving it. This concept is called general negativity.

Personality Control

The nice thing about a face-to-face meeting is that every member sees the person they are interacting with.

People with problematic personalities may contribute to an ineffective meeting. The latecomers may cause the delay of a meeting. Early leavers can also distract the meeting. During the discussion, you encounter gossipers, attackers, know-it-all, and constant interrupters.

Conflicts May Occur

Another disadvantage in a meeting is the possible existence of conflicts and here we are talking about unnecessary conflicts. Disagreements are expected in an interaction but when arguments get out of hand, the meeting will end up in a conflict. 

So like this there too many problems with meeting we need to understand them, so that we can make our meeting more productive and result oriented. 

To understand in more details of meeting you can visit on

http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/meeting-management/disadvantages-of-meetings.html#sthash.CfP9ROIa.dpuf

Inc, E. (2009). Disadvantages of Meetings. http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/meeting-management/disadvantages-of-meetings.html.