A large meeting room gets used for a few hours a week and sits empty the rest of the time. If your suite has a conference room that seats twenty or thirty people, here are four ways to put it to work between meetings:
- Focused work days for your team. If your people mostly work on their own, set aside a morning or an afternoon each week when anyone can bring a laptop into the big room and work alongside colleagues. Being in a room with other people tends to lift mood and energy, and it gives a quiet team a reason to be in the same place.
- A rotating art display. Art is a reliable mood-booster. Work with local artists and change out the pieces on the meeting room walls a few times a year. It gives employees a reason to step away from their desks for a few minutes, and when the room is used for meetings, the work on the walls is a natural conversation starter.
- Meetups and networking events. Some firms use their large conference rooms for industry meetups, association gatherings, or client events. Inviting people into your space is a good way to meet potential clients, and it shows that you value relationships and in-person interaction.
- Training and workshops. A room that seats thirty is the right size for onboarding sessions, continuing-education classes, or a lunch-and-learn. Running these in-house saves the cost of renting a venue and keeps the whole team in one place.
If your current suite doesn't have a room like this, it is worth factoring into your next lease. Millennium Plaza tenants can also reserve the building's executive board room for the larger sessions a suite can't hold. Schedule a tour to see both.