Plan and Conduct Effective Meetings: 24 Steps to Generate Meaningful Results
Step 1. Download Adobe Digital Editions Both PC and Mac users will need to download Adobe Digital Editions to access their eBook. You can download Adobe Digital Editions at Adobe's website here.
Step 2. Register an Adobe ID if you do not already have one. (This step is optional, but allows you to open the file on multiple devices) Visit account.Adobe.com to register your Adobe account.
Step 3: Authorize Adobe Digital Editions using your Adobe ID. In Adobe Digital Editions, go to the Help menu. Choose “Authorize Computer.”
Step 4: Open your file with Adobe Digital Editions. Once you’ve linked your Adobe Digital Editions with your Adobe ID, you should be able to access your eBook on any device which supports Adobe Digital Editions and is authorized with your ID. If your eBook does not open in Adobe Digital Editions upon download, please contact customer service
Introduction: Make meetings effective
01 Use meetings smarterAccept mediocrity
02 Decide—to meet or notDon’t think, just meet
03 Set goals, choose meansGather, gavel, and go
04 Decide how to decideFlip a coin
05 Schedule Stay free and loose
06 Pick and prepareInvite everybody
07 Set the sceneSchedule and go
08 Assign rolesDo it all yourself
09 Start rightJump into the agenda
10 Agree on ground rules Forgo rules
11 Conduct the meetingGo with the flow
12 Inform and discussDecide quickly and act
13 Direct trafficChoose: control or chaos
14 Work with styles Treat people all the same
15 Get a decisionTalk the issue to death
16 Close the meetingStop and go
17 EvaluateBe glad it’s over
18 Provide minutesTrust memories and mouths
19 Work and improveSchedule and wait
20 Identify causesReady, fire, aim
21 Get lots of ideasGo with the first idea
22 Evaluate optionsFlip a coin
23 Decide and planPick an option and do it
24 Meet virtuallyMeet same time, same place
RUN BUSINESS MEETINGS THAT ARE FOCUSED, PRODUCTIVE, AND BENEFICIAL TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
In business, meetings are necessary but not always efficient. But by using the principles in Plan and Conduct Effective Meetings, you'll discover 24 easy-to-implement techniques geared to make your meetings more productive than ever before.
This step-by-step guide goes straight to the heart of meeting planning and facilitating, explaining why meetings go wrong and what to do about it. You'll learn to conduct meetings that stay sharply focused; turn participants into valuable contributors; and make decisions that result in actionable tasks. This guide also discusses video- and teleconferencing, so you can use those powerful technologies to your advantage, too. Plus, you'll:
- Discover how preparation can guarantee meeting success
- Learn to begin each meeting with a purpose and end with an accomplishment
- Understand each participant's role, to increase productivity
- Discover how to deal with problems during meetings
- Find out how to neutralize time-wasting interpersonal conflicts
- Get tips on using technology to hold virtual meetings