On Track Taking Meetings from Good to Great

Name: On Track Taking Meetings from Good to Great
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ISBN: 9780070893092

ISBN-10: 0070893098

ISBN-13: 9780070893092

Edition: 2002

Authors: Leslie Bendaly

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Best-selling author and teamwork consultant Leslie Bendaly knows what it takes to build high-performance teams and in On Track she provides you with dozens of proven tips and techniques that will ensure your meetings those many and crucial hours you spend in discussions with your colleagues pay off in results. Bendaly covers it all from explaining the basics of meeting design, preparation and facilitation to showing you how to overcome the most common but tough challenges of facilitating a meeting including: Getting full participation and creating group energy Sparking creative thinking and opening minds to others' ideas Managing conflict and dealing with difficult behaviors Dealing…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 247
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Table of Contents


Introduction


The Role of the Facilitator


Getting the Most from On Track



The Meeting Map


Pre-Meeting Steps


The Opening


Clarify Objectives


Clarify the Role of the Meeting Facilitator


Develop Meeting Agreements


Describe the Route


The Body


Commitments to Action and Recap


Using the Map


Using the Meeting Map for Regular Meetings



Making Powerful Decisions


Encountering a Decision-Making Pothole


Decision-Making Methods



The Tools of the Trade


The Generating and Organizing Ideas Technique


Force Field Analysis


Pros and Cons Chart


Multi-Voting


Priority Sequencing


The Decision-Making Criteria Grid



Performance Checks


The General Process Check


The Logic Check


Feelings Check


Creativity Check



Getting People to be Open to Ideas


Tools for Getting People Unstuck



Dealing with Difficult Behaviors


Tapping People's Best



The Silent Type



The Monopolizer



The Intimidator



The Nice Guy



The Unhappy Camper



Dealing with Conflict


Determining When to Intervene


Conflict Arises


Preventing Negative Conflict


When Conflict is Present


Managing Conflict


The Roots of Conflict



Get Innovative


Environments that Spark Creative Thinking


Starting Out Right


Tools for Tapping Creativity



Check Your Meeting Leadership Style


Check Your Task/Process Style



The Essential Skill


Questioning - A Critical Skill



Common "How Do You …?" Questions


How Do You Ensure Full Participation?


How Do You Deal with Senior People in Meetings?


How Do You Use a Timed Agenda?


How Can You Best Facilitate a Meeting When You Are the Team Leader or a Team Member?


How Do You Develop Meeting Facilitation Skills?


How Do You Ensure a "That Was a Great Meeting" Response?


And So …


Worksheets


Index