How can companies ensure that cross-departmental meetings not only foster innovation and collaboration, but also lead to tangible results and measurable impact on the overall success of the organization?

Companies can ensure that cross-departmental meetings foster innovation and collaboration by setting clear objectives and agendas for each meeting, encouraging open communication and idea sharing among team members, and providing opportunities for different departments to work together on projects. To ensure tangible results and measurable impact on the overall success of the organization, companies should establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress, assign responsibilities and deadlines for action items identified during meetings, and regularly evaluate the outcomes and impact of cross-departmental collaboration efforts. Additionally, companies can incentivize and reward employees for successful collaboration and innovation to further drive motivation and engagement across departments.