Effective Meetings

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Effective Meetings
Tools For Running
Barbara Braham, Ph.D.
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Meeting Planning
1. Is this meeting necessary?2. Whats the
purpose? 3. Build the agenda4. Who attends? 5.
Get results6. Evaluate
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Rules of Engagement
STRUCTURE

• Location
• Minutes
• Attendance

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Rules of Engagement
INTERACTION

• Participation
• Disagreements
• Conversational courtesies

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Rules of Engagement
DECISION MAKING

• Command
• Consultative
• Majority rule
• Consensus

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Problem Participants

• Negative/Critic
• Aggressive
• Know-it-all
• Rambler
• Monopolizer
• Clams/Unresponsive

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Trouble Shooting

• Make a process comment
• Refocus
• Step back
• Boomerang
• Summarize
• Energize

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Use Questions

• Open discussion
• Broaden participation
• Focus discussion
• Move along
• Reach a decision

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Contact Information
Barbara Braham, Ph.D.Tel [phone]Email
barbara_at_bbraham.comWebsite www.bbraham.com