SkillBrander : Effective Meetings Survey

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* 1. How many employees does the organization you work for employ?

Under 20

21-100

101-300

301-600

601-1000

1001-5000

5000+

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* 2. What industry do you work in?

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* 3. How many meetings per week do you typically attend on average?

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* 4. On a scale of 1-5, how productive are the meetings you attend in your organization on average?

Not Productive Generally

Somewhat Productive

Average

Mostly Productive

Very Productive

Not Productive Generally

Somewhat Productive

Average

Mostly Productive

Very Productive

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* 5. Please select all of the following that apply to the meetings in your organization, on average:

Meetings generally begin on time.

There is almost always an agenda set and communicated prior to the meeting.

The discussions are almost always kept on track within a set time period.

Meetings almost always have a clear person in charge that is running the meeting.

Meetings almost always have someone designated to take notes.

Minutes almost always are sent out after the meeting.

If action items are required, they are almost always assigned during the meeting with a clear owner.

In general, meetings almost always have all necessary attendees to make a decision.

In general, attendees almost always are on time.

None apply

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* 6. On average, how many minutes are spent at the beginning of meetings setting up technology (conference line, projector, screen-sharing, etc.)?

0 (setup prior to meeting)

1 minute

2 minutes

3 minutes

4 minutes

5+ minutes

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* 7. Please select all of the following that apply to the action items from the meetings you attend, on average:

They are almost always documented and sent out within a day of the meeting.

They almost always have a good description of the action required.

They almost always have one person assigned to own the action item.

They almost always have a date listed when the action item is due to be complete.

None apply

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* 8. Please select all of the following that apply to the agendas of the meetings you attend, on average:

There is a almost always clear communication for what the goal of the meeting is.

There are almost always discussion items listed.

If discussion items are listed, there is almost always a start and end time for how long the discussion will last.

If people are required to present, they are almost always listed in the agenda with enough information to know what is expected from them in the agenda.

None apply

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* 9. On average, which best describes the management of the meeting discussions by the meeting chairs in your organization:

Discussions are a free-for-all, with the most talkative people dominating the discussion.

The chair leads the discussion topics and engages others for input so most opinions are heard.

The most senior-ranking attendees do most, if not all, of the talking.

	Never Encounter	Sometimes Encounter	Encounter Often	Encounter Frequently	They are in EVERY meeting
"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk.	"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Never Encounter	"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Sometimes Encounter	"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Encounter Often	"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Encounter Frequently	"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words.	"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Never Encounter	"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Sometimes Encounter	"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Encounter Often	"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Encounter Frequently	"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting.	"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Never Encounter	"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Sometimes Encounter	"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Encounter Often	"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Encounter Frequently	"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not.	"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Never Encounter	"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Sometimes Encounter	"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Encounter Often	"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Encounter Frequently	"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic.	"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Never Encounter	"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Sometimes Encounter	"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Encounter Often	"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Encounter Frequently	"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting.	"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Never Encounter	"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Sometimes Encounter	"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Encounter Often	"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Encounter Frequently	"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. They are in EVERY meeting
"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.)	"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Never Encounter	"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Sometimes Encounter	"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Encounter Often	"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Encounter Frequently	"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) They are in EVERY meeting

Never Encounter

Sometimes Encounter

Encounter Often

Encounter Frequently

They are in EVERY meeting

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk.

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Never Encounter

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Sometimes Encounter

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Encounter Often

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. Encounter Frequently

"The Filibuster" - they talk, and talk, and talk, and talk. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words.

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Never Encounter

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Sometimes Encounter

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Encounter Often

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. Encounter Frequently

"The Parrot" - they just take what someone else says and say it again in their own words. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting.

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Never Encounter

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Sometimes Encounter

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Encounter Often

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. Encounter Frequently

"The Multi-tasker" - they have to ask for the question to them to be repeated because they weren't paying attention to the meeting. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not.

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Never Encounter

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Sometimes Encounter

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Encounter Often

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. Encounter Frequently

"The Ignorant Genius" - they give an opinion to everything whether they know anything about the topic or not. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic.

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Never Encounter

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Sometimes Encounter

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Encounter Often

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. Encounter Frequently

"The Derailer" - they take the meeting down a rabbit hole into a discussion not related to the meeting topic. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting.

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Never Encounter

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Sometimes Encounter

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Encounter Often

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. Encounter Frequently

"The Late-Arriver" - they come to the meeting late and ask questions about things that were already covered in the meeting. They are in EVERY meeting

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.)

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Never Encounter

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Sometimes Encounter

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Encounter Often

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) Encounter Frequently

"The Bad Communicator" - they are calling in remotely and can't be heard clearly for numerous reasons (breaking up cell phone, talk too quietly, talk away from the speaker, etc.) They are in EVERY meeting

SkillBrander : Effective Meetings Survey

Purpose of Survey

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* 1. How many employees does the organization you work for employ?

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* 2. What industry do you work in?

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* 3. How many meetings per week do you typically attend on average?

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* 4. On a scale of 1-5, how productive are the meetings you attend in your organization on average?

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* 5. Please select all of the following that apply to the meetings in your organization, on average:

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* 6. On average, how many minutes are spent at the beginning of meetings setting up technology (conference line, projector, screen-sharing, etc.)?

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* 7. Please select all of the following that apply to the action items from the meetings you attend, on average:

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* 8. Please select all of the following that apply to the agendas of the meetings you attend, on average:

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* 9. On average, which best describes the management of the meeting discussions by the meeting chairs in your organization:

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* 10. Categorize the meeting attendee types that you may encounter in meetings on a regular basis: