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Start and finish meetings on time, irrespective of everyone being in attendance. Take 5-10 minute stretch breaks every hour for meetings that go longer than one hour, but ensure that people don't stray away for the meeting venue or become preoccupied with taking and reply to phone messages.
Determine Meeting Goals. Strategies normally cover company expansion, marketing, product lines, competition and financial commitment. Strategic planning meetings that simply rehash the old strategic plan with your management group don't scrutinize the plan for possible improvement.If your goal is to perfect your strategy for the coming year, start the meeting with a SWOT analysis of the current strategy.If you are leading the meeting, be prepared with a list of problems and questions designed to encourage discussion. Bring articles, white papers and video presentations to spark creative thought.ave. shironosov/iStock/Getty Images. When holding an annual strategic planning meeting, the preparation often overshadows the actual purpose of the meeting. Part of the preparation includes creating the agenda, inviting attendees, sending the agenda out and preparing the venue.