The manager's guide to effective meetings /
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| Author / Creator: | Streibel, Barbara J. |
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| Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, c2003. |
| Description: | xii, 187 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | A briefcase book Briefcase book. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4864379 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1.. 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
- 2.. 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
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 2
- 3.. Starting the Meeting
- 3, 2, 1 ... Start!
- Warm up the Team
- Set the Tone
- Establish the Ground Rules
- Assign Roles
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3
- 4.. 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
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 4
- 5.. 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
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 5
- 6.. 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
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 6
- 7.. Uh-Oh ... Now What? Problems and Possibilities
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Better Than Any Suggestions
- Getting Started
- Group Interaction
- Focus
- Group Dynamics and Individual Personalities
- Conflict
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 7
- 8.. Technological Tools and Meeting Virtually
- What Makes a Meeting?
- Virtual Meetings
- Audio Conferencing
- Discussion Lists
- Still Images and Documents: Faxes and Files
- Teleconferencing
- Data Conferencing
- Video Conferencing
- Conclusion
- Manager's Checklist for Chapter 8
- Index
