Order of the Arrow Lodge Leadership Development www'oabsa'org

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Running A Meeting!

• Successful meeting preparations

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Meetings are indispensable when you dont want
to do anything.- John Kenneth GalbraithFamous
20th Century Economist
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Seven Ps to Planning

• Prior
• Proper
• Planning
• Prevents
• Pitifully
• Poor
• Performance

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Agendas

• Inform your attendees
• Draft copies should be sent out prior to meeting
• Should not be created the afternoon of the
  meeting
• Help facilitate the meetings timeliness

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Agenda - Act One

• In the beginning

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Agenda - Act Two

• The meat and potatoes of the meeting!

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Agenda - Act Three

• The conclusion Amen!

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Sequence of events during the meeting

• making sure the meeting flows with ease

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Action Items

• Assign each action item
• No more than 1-2 action items per person
• Delegate Delegate Delegate!
• Leaders must follow up on action items

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Ground Rules

• Curb interruptions and intrusions
• What are some ground rules???

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Conclusion

• Plan ahead
• Meetings have Beginning, Middle, End
• Use agenda like a script
• Ground rules help govern the meeting
• Leadership is action, not position!