Paul Mengert Knows How To Steer Meetings Successfully

Paul Mengert has sat through many meetings in his time as President of Association Management Group. They are a fact of life not only for him, but for many people in a vast number of careers. Whether you're a volunteer who is meeting at your child's school or whether you're part of a department meeting at work—being able to effectively participate and manage meetings is a skill that is bound to come in handy.

It is common for just one or two people to dominate meetings. This is neither helpful nor productive. That is a conversation with spectators—if you are looking to hold a meeting, then it should consist of more than two people. These individuals will often dominate the discussion, go off topic, routinely interrupt others, or use the opportunity to make constant jokes. This causes meetings that are not only longer than they should be, but also less productive. Regardless of whether you are leading the meeting or are just one of the participants, there is good reason to learn how to steer a meeting successfully. This should help increase engagement with everyone present, which means coming to more widely appreciated solutions.

Paul Mengert has learned a few methods of steering meetings successfully, including tabling certain discussions for later if they get too heated, discussing certain issues privately at a later date if need be, and trying to stay on the “agenda” for the day. Calling on specific individuals within the meeting has also been beneficial to Paul Mengert, as he is then able to get the opinions of those who might otherwise not have spoken up.

Paul Mengert Is The CEO Of Association Management Group Inc.

Paul Mengert is the Chief Executive Officer, of Association Management Group, Inc. He addressed executives and leaders at the 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). Paul Mengert was able to discuss the research his firm did and their findings in relation to enhancing small group decisions. Small group decisions are exceptionally important in the business world; they guide some of the biggest decisions that get made on a daily basis.

Paul Mengert was happy to share what his company found with the assembled experts and specialists. Being able to extend this news to others meant being able to share a couple of tips on how to improve the industry as a whole. What they learned was fairly simple, but amazing. They learned that different people will tend to see things through different perspectives or lenses and that when a group accepts this as fact and genuinely listens to each other, the results are bound to improve considerably. This eliminates the knee-jerk reactions, pre-conceived notions that individuals bring to the table, and prevents one person's opinion from becoming dominant.

Association Management Group, which is led by Paul Mengert, has six locations in the Carolinas. This includes offices in Charlotte, Greenville/Spartanburg, Asheville, the Research Triangle Area, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro. They have obtained a customer satisfaction rate exceeding 98% by providing superior performance at a competitive price to their clients in the Carolinas. Paul has put together a staff that he can be proud of. They all know their roles, know that high quality services are non-negotiable, and are aware of what is expected of them. Association Management Group is responsible for the management of over three-hundred condominium, townhome, and planned unit developments in total.