Business Meetings

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Business Meetings

• For My Friends in BSAD 101By Thomas Hilton

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Topics

• Why Have Meetings?
• Who Should Attend?
• How Valuable is Group Membership?
• How to Plan a Meeting?
• How to Participate in a Meeting?
• Conclusions

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Why Have Meetings?

• Make a Decision
• Brainstorm
• Group Feedback
• Disseminate Information

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Who Should Come?

• Anyone Who Needs to
• Contribute To the Meeting
• Hear the Result "Straight from the Horse's Mouth"

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How Much Should We Value Our Group Membership?

• Anarchy
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• Groupthink

Not at all . . . To a fault
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Plan the Meeting

• Conductor
• Attendees
• Agenda
• Facilities
• Announcement

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Participating in Meetings

• Remain In Control(Guide and Stimulate)
• Stay On Task
• Stay On Time
• Bring Out All Viewpoints
• Refer Problems to Committee
• Time/space Synchronicity?

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Bringing Out Viewpoints?

• Round Table Discussion
• Question-Answer
• Brainstorming
• Nominal Group Technique
• Simulation

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Problem Solving

• Identify the Problem
• Define the Problem
• Define Possible Solutions
• Pick a Solution
• Implement the Solution
• Evaluate the Solution's Effect

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Time/Space Synchronicity

• Traditional,
• GSS

Message Board
Conf. Call,Video Conf.
BBS,Web Site
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Concluding Thoughts

• Crucial
• Expensive
• Often Wasteful
• Potentially Very Useful
• Assignment Email me an Agenda