Meeting Reflection

 

I had the opportunity to attend a round table in-class meeting on March 14^th 2013 in room J12 at 1400hrs along with three other group members. The Prinicpal, Mohamed AlFahim, opened the meeting at 1410hrs and Khalid Al Khoori listed the various agenda points of the meeting. There was a high level of participation of all the group members where all the points were discussed and deliberated. The different perspectives from different participants were taken into account including the disagreements and the constructive suggestions. Mansoor Al Hashimi opposition of getting a fast food restaurant was taken positively by other group members when the group was discussing the type of food that is being served in the school, especially by Khalifa Al Khoori, who proposed Subway as a healthier option. The Vice Principal, Khalid Al Khoori as well as the Principal supported having a good food brand in the school. The dietary habits of students with prominent fast food items making its way in the school and its resultant adverse impact on the health was constructively handled with the suggestion of educating and creating awareness amongst the students and the parents. Representation from Khalifa as member of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority added significant value on the development of a healthy menu with nutritious food. The significance of keeping prices affordable of the food items was deliberated by the group given the price sensitivity of the students and questions from Mr. Hedley helped the group understand the gaps between what is being served (i.e cold food) and what the school wishes to serve ( i.e. healthy food) to keep the students satisfied.

The meeting was opened and closed in an appropriate manner and was handled effectively with a clear agenda. Participants took turns and demonstrated active listening skills and used positive and supportive verbal and non verbal communication with high level of understanding of the topic. The overall participation level of each member contributed in deliberating the overall objective of providing nutritious, healthy and tasty food in line with the expectations of the students by introducing a good food brand like Subway.

in-class meeting: agenda, minutes & recommendations

Date of meeting: 14^th of March 2013

Time of meeting: 2:00pm

Venue: J12

Group members:

Principal: Mohamed al fahim.

Vice principle : Khalid al khoori.

Counselor: Mansoor al hashimi.

Spectator from Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority: khalifa al khoori .

Participant: Mr. Hedley

Venue preparation:

Gathering around the table.

Agenda:

-the type of food that is served in the school.

-students bringing their own bad diet food like soft drinks.

-changing the school menu.

-the prices that the school offer for a good diet meal in our school.

Our principal Mohamed started the meeting at 2:10 and Khalid named the main points in the agenda.

1- The type of food that is served in the school.

Mansoor started by telling us what the student want and disagreed with getting a fast food restaurant in the school.

Khalid agreed with getting a food brand in our school also our or principal Mohamed.

Khalifa disagreed with opening a fast food restaurant the school and suggested to have a much healthier offer like subway.

2-students bringing their own bad diet food like soft drinks.

Mansoor said that he caught some students sneaking outside food to school, not the healthy home food but the fast food for example, McDonalds, KFC and burger king. He realized that some students were having high blood pressure and are obese; Khalid added that he had a meeting with the principal and said we will try to replace all those bad habits by making awareness and contacting their parents.

3-changing the school menu.

After discussing this point our principal asked khalifa if the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority got a list of food that they suggest for the student and he agreed that he will send it to us so the menu list and he added that the student will enjoy the food and it is good for them. Also, Khalifa said: the list menu it will be under Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority monitory . In addition, the list will contain all the healthy food and fresh juices that it will provide the students with the efficient amount of protein and nutrition for the students.

4-The prices that the school offers for a good diet meal in our school.

Mansoor said that the student won’t buy the schools food because it was a bit expensive Khalifa added that the list from Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority well have a fair price for the students and also for the school, Mr.Hedley asked Mansoor what are the type of food the student are getting in school and he replied that the school offer does not suit the students wants, the school served a lot of cold food, the school cared more for their health than their satisfaction, but since seeing the students revolt against cold meals.

1- We were able to get a good advice from khalifa about a healthy restaurant for the school.

2- Banning bad food is a must in the school so we will share awareness and try to contact the student parents.

3- We will change our food Manu so the student can get more options from Abu Dhabi food control authority.

4- All the new prices will be fair and will be under the monitoring of Abu Dhabi food control authority

Saif Al Mansoori  is 29 years old and he is studying in Higher College of Technology and will graduate in 3 years. He hopes  to work as a supervisor in the ministry of Abu Dhabi, Saif said he can also work under pressure such as work more hours and take a responsibility for his work. His goal is to achieve the goal of the ministry; he also said that he had no problem to work at night and also at weekends.  When he was asked about how he knew about our company he answered that he was reading a newspaper and he saw our advertisement, Saif wasn’t sure about his position as an accountant  but Mr. Hedley informed him that he will be a senior accountant, Mr. Hedley asked Saif about his weakness. Saif replied that he cares too much about his employees;  he was asked about what is one role of a good  accountant. Saif said that one role of a good accountant is to treat your customers the right way; also he said that he cant give any employee something to do until he is sure that he can do it perfectly.