--- title: Chicagoland SIA » What makes for a good agency staff meeting? description: How are your agency staff meetings going? Here are a few ideas to make them more productive! image: https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/22476412_M.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting#main-content) [facebook-f icon](https://www.facebook.com/chicagolandsia/) [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chicagoland-sia/) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/ChicagolandSia) [youtube icon](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdqbj5lRfSQnvjjGVdrVPg) [![CSIAlogo-2-2](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CSIAlogo-2-2.png?width=200&height=118&name=CSIAlogo-2-2.png)](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/) - [Learn More](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/learn-more) - [Benefits](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/member-benefits) Show submenu for Benefits - [Market Access](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/access-to-markets) - [Increased Income](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/increased-income) - [Training and Learning](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/training-and-education) - [Agency Growth and Development](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/agency-development) - [Digital Strategy](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/digital-marketing-and-strategy-consultation) - [About Us](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/about-us) - [Resources](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/resources) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog) - [Video Series](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/beyond-the-dec-page-video-series) - [Podcast](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/licensed-to-talk-insurance-podcast) - [Free Downloadable Guides](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/free-digital-content-strategy) - [Press Releases](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/press-release) - [Our Team](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/our-team) - [Make a Payment](https://chicagolandsia.appliedpay.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Learn More](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/learn-more) - [Benefits](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/member-benefits) Show submenu for Benefits - [Market Access](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/access-to-markets) - [Increased Income](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/increased-income) - [Training and Learning](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/training-and-education) - [Agency Growth and Development](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/agency-development) - [Digital Strategy](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/digital-marketing-and-strategy-consultation) - [About Us](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/about-us) - [Resources](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/resources) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog) - [Video Series](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/beyond-the-dec-page-video-series) - [Podcast](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/licensed-to-talk-insurance-podcast) - [Free Downloadable Guides](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/free-digital-content-strategy) - [Press Releases](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/press-release) - [Our Team](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/our-team) - [Make a Payment](https://chicagolandsia.appliedpay.com/) May 1, 2019, 12:00:00 AM # What makes for a good agency staff meeting? [Chicagoland SIA](https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/author/chicagoland-sia) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://benefits.chicagolandsia.com/chicagoland-sia-blog/post/what-makes-for-a-good-agency-staff-meeting) As an agency owner, you likely have a set time for staff meetings. How do your staff meetings go? Are they productive or is it usually the “same old same old?” Get out of a rut and start holding staff meetings that produce results! Here are a few ideas. **Activity reports** Allow each team member to give a detailed report of prospect meetings, telephone conversations, emails, texts, etc. Holding employees accountable will keep them motivated to reach agency goals. **Whiteboards** A whiteboard listing all team members in a side-by-side comparison will not only encourage results but may also encourage some healthy competition. Rewards for high achievers are also highly effective as employee incentives to get the job done. **Allow participation** Have you ever been in a meeting where questions are discouraged? If you are not an active participant but simply present to hear the ideas of others, you soon lose interest. All members of the team are important, and their ideas and questions should be valued. **Don’t be afraid of change** Does your agency embrace innovation and change? Encourage new ideas and seriously consider how a plan can be implemented to incorporate the best ideas into your agency’s daily operations. **Allow different presenters** Do you have talented employees who can make a presentation to the team? There is no written rule that says an agency owner or department supervisor always must be the presenter at a staff meeting. Why not allow creativity to reign in your agency? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. **Daily huddles** Between your regularly scheduled staff meetings, hold mini meetings or “team huddles” to check in on progress and address any problems keeping individual producers/CSRs from meeting goals. With a little effort, your agency’s staff meetings can go from monotonous to momentous–where all staff members gain insights into how to become more productive. Effective staff meetings produce results! 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