How to manage meetings [[electronic resource] /] / Alan Barker

• Record Nr.: UNISA996339136603316
• Autore: Barker Alan <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Kogan Page, [2007?]
• ISBN: 1-280-86930-5; 9786610869305; 0-7494-5179-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (147 p.)
• Collana: Creating success
• Disciplina: 658.4
• Soggetti: Business meetings
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The Sunday times."; "Parts of this book were published in How to hold better meetings, first published by Kogan Page in 2002"--T.p. verso.; "Encourage effective participation; improve problem solving; keep control"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-147).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Introduction -- What is a meeting? -- A group thinking together -- Why hold meetings? -- Why meetings fail -- The golden rules of effective meetings -- How groups work -- Individuals and groups -- How groups develop -- Understanding the structure of groups -- How groups behave -- Managing the group -- Summary -- Preparing for the meeting -- Clarifying your objectives -- Who is involved? -- When and where? -- Setting the procedure -- Preparing briefing papers -- Working with the administrator -- What's on the agenda? -- Why have an agenda? -- Constructing the agenda -- Watching the clock -- Chairing the meeting -- Leadership in meetings -- Opening the meeting -- Managing agenda items -- Closing the meeting -- Conversation: the heart of the meeting -- The dynamics of conversation -- Dialogue or debate? -- Beyond adversarial thinking -- Improving the meeting's thinking -- Four types of conversation -- Participating well -- Enquiry and advocacy -- Three ways to encourage participation -- Stating your case -- Problem solving in meetings -- Thinking about problems -- The dynamics of problem solving -- After the meeting -- The chair: following up actions -- The administrator: writing the minutes -- Participating after the ; meeting -- Different meetings and how to run them -- Team meetings -- Negotiations -- Brainstorming sessions -- Mealtime meetings -- Electronic meetings -- International meetings -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Meetings are essential to business: They help us learn, exchange information and make decisions. Still, most of us dread the thought of attending yet another meeting because many of them are poorly planned and executed. Author Alan Barker offers guidance on how to prepare for meetings to ensure each one is efficient, successful, and productive.