{"product_id":"pl-practice-meeting-management-guide","title":"Practice Meeting Management Guide 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete meeting management guide for Australian dental Practice Managers — 10 pages covering the Resolve meeting framework, preparation checklists, chairing skills, minutes and action registers, post-meeting follow-up, and building a healthy meeting culture. Written by Resolve Dental Consultancy with over 37 years of Australian dental industry experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dental practices run meetings that produce conversation but not change. This guide gives you the philosophy, the frameworks, and the practical tools to run every type of practice meeting — from the daily huddle to the annual planning day — with consistency, confidence, and real follow-through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned to work alongside the Resolve Daily Morning Huddle Template, Monthly Team Meeting Pack, Monthly Business Meeting Pack, and Practice Meeting Action Register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✔ Fully editable Microsoft Word format — adopt as your practice meeting policy\u003cbr\u003e✔ 10 pages — 6 sections covering the full meeting management lifecycle\u003cbr\u003e✔ Includes the Resolve Meeting Framework table (7 meeting types with frequency, duration, and attendees)\u003cbr\u003e✔ Pre-meeting preparation checklist, chairing guide, difficult situations guide, and post-meeting checklist\u003cbr\u003e✔ Meeting culture diagnostic — signs of healthy vs poor meeting culture with solutions\u003cbr\u003e✔ Instant digital download\u003cbr\u003e✔ Single-practice licence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's Included — 6 Sections:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 1 — The Resolve Meeting Framework\u003cbr\u003eA complete hierarchy of 7 meeting types for dental practices — Daily Huddle (daily, 10–15 min, all clinical and front desk), Weekly Clinical Meeting (weekly, 20–30 min, clinical team), Monthly Team Meeting (monthly, 45–60 min, full team), Monthly Business Meeting PM + Owner (monthly, 60–90 min), Quarterly Review (quarterly, 2–3 hours), Annual Planning Day (annually, full day), and 1:1 Check-In (monthly per team member, 15–30 min). Includes Resolve's recommended starting point for practices new to structured meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 2 — Before the Meeting: Preparation is 80% of the Work\u003cbr\u003eA 10-item pre-meeting preparation checklist with timing and owner columns, and a guide to writing a good agenda — with a 5-element agenda template (item number, title, purpose, time allocation, owner, pre-reading).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 3 — During the Meeting: Chairing with Confidence\u003cbr\u003eThe PM's role as chair — 9 chairing responsibilities with practical scripts for each. A difficult situations guide covering 5 common meeting challenges (negative team member, heated disagreement, meeting running over, off-agenda topics, absent decision-maker) with specific handling strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 4 — Recording the Meeting: Minutes and Action Registers\u003cbr\u003eWhat good minutes include (11-element checklist), what minutes are NOT, a 6-step minutes distribution and confirmation process with timing, and a detailed guide to the Action Register — including the rule that every action must have ONE named owner and a specific due date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 5 — After the Meeting: Follow-Up is Where the Value is Created\u003cbr\u003eA 7-item post-meeting checklist with timing and owner columns, and a 4-level guide to chasing overdue actions without damaging relationships — from gentle reminder through to performance conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 6 — Building a Meeting Culture in Your Practice\u003cbr\u003eSigns of a healthy meeting culture (5 indicators), a diagnostic table of 5 signs of a poor meeting culture with root causes and solutions, and Resolve's closing challenge to Practice Managers to take personal responsibility for making meetings excellent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resolve Dental Consultancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53698808349036,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/9657\/6876\/files\/photo_staff_team_meeting.png?v=1777698012","url":"https:\/\/www.resolvedentalconsultancy.com.au\/products\/pl-practice-meeting-management-guide","provider":"Resolve Dental Consultancy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}