The manager's guide to effective meetings / Barbara J. Streibel

Includes index

Meetings: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- The Worst (of) Meetings -- The Impact of Bad Meetings -- The Best (of) Meetings -- Make a Difference -- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1 -- Preparing for a Meeting -- Develop the Agenda -- Determine Your Purpose -- Set Your Goals -- Decide on Your Methods -- Allocate Time -- Sequence the Items -- Who Should Meet? -- When and Where Should You Meet? -- Finalize and Distribute the Agenda -- Prepare Materials -- Starting the Meeting -- 3, 2, 1 ... Start! -- Warm up the Team -- Set the Tone -- Establish the Ground Rules -- Assign Roles -- Conducting the Meeting -- Follow the Agenda -- Set and Maintain an Appropriate Pace -- Share Information -- Conduct Discussion -- Manage Participation -- Get a Decision -- Plan Action and Make Assignments -- Closing the Meeting and Following Up -- Final Matters -- Summarize the Main Points, Decisions, Actions, and Assignments -- Sketch the Agenda for the Next Meeting--if Any -- Express Appreciation -- Evaluate the Meeting -- Write and Distribute the Minutes -- Work the Assignments -- Improve Your Meetings -- Techniques and Tools -- Identify the Cause(s) of a Problem -- Generate Ideas -- Organize, Analyze, and Prioritize Ideas -- Make Choices Involving Multiple Factors -- Implementing the Decision -- Uh-Oh ... Now What? Problems and Possibilities -- An Ounce of Prevention -- Better Than Any Suggestions -- Group Interaction -- Focus -- Group Dynamics and Individual Personalities -- Conflict -- Technological Tools and Meeting Virtually