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Opening QuestionsThe following helpful article on opening questions was created by J.Elise Keith of Lucid Meetings, who provide software, training and resources for meetings. She writes … Read more |
2. Attendance – right people, right time, ready!
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Co-Active LeadershipI am grateful to Andy Denne of Teaching Team Leadership for the following brief introduction to Co-Active Leadership. As we all learn to operate and … Read more |
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Managing ArrivalArrival is all about getting the right people at the right time with the right attitudes and expectations.The ideal is that people arrive fully prepared … Read more |
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The chemistry of inspirationI have long felt intrigued (and somewhat threatened) by the fact that small shifts in the chemistry of our brains can lead to major shifts … Read more |
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Starting Simple with Meeting ToolsAssumption: You have heard about using meeting tools/templates in virtual meetings, and you want a very simple start to using them in your own. And … Read more |
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Meeting Tool SelectionThere is a wide range of meeting tools available, which support the achievement of a host of different purposes within a meeting. So much so, … Read more |
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The concept of a multi-channel approachSee: Multi-Channel Templates Off-site meetings would get fairly boring if they were simply a series of presentations and questions from the floor, and the people … Read more |
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Bringing the best version of yourself …You have probably heard the phrase ‘bring your “A game”‘. It reflects the idea that we can turn up in different states of preparedness and … Read more |
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Flow and Employee EngagementThe bottom line is it’s critical to your bottom line … but how do you do it? The following article is the work of Kath … Read more |
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Meaningful ConversationThe role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. |
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Setting up meeting/event feedback quicklyOnce you have set yourself up with Inspirometer, setting up feedback for your meeting or event could not be easier. For a new event, simply … Read more |
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Who should I invite to my meetings?Meetings should exist for one purpose only – to change the attitudes and/or understanding of the people attending. The products of an effective meeting leave … Read more |
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Contracting participationHave you ever been in one of those meetings where it is clear that some people really don’t want to be there, and others try … Read more |
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Guidance on meeting groundrulesWhy have groundrules? Pause for a moment and think about your answer to the following question: What rules should be followed in all meetings, by … Read more |
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Developing Performance AND PotentialEvery meeting you have within your organisation has the potential to grow your people, their engagement, and their abilities through: |
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Task & Maintenance SkillsAt a surface level, it is easy to believe that the interactions which take place in a meeting are all about different aspects of the … Read more |
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Reflecting on meeting dynamicsLike music, we do not always get to see what is happening in a large conversation unless someone alerts us to its patterns and nuances. … Read more |
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Mapping InteractionsMapping Interactions is about seeing the flow of conversation in a group, to identify the dominant and quiet parties, and to use this for discussion … Read more |
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Body LanguageIt has long been known that actions speak louder than words – not only in terms of what you do, but also in terms of … Read more |
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Conducting difficult conversationsThe biggest reason for poor behaviour in meetings is simply an unwillingness in people to confront it. Basically, we don’t like difficult conversations, and so … Read more |
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Meetings selection chart“It is a strange quality of the human psyche how, if the most familiar tool in your kitbag is a hammer, all the problems come … Read more |
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Icebreakers, questions, creative exercises‘Ice’ in a meeting is the invisible barrier that suppresses individual contributions. It starts out quite normally in waiting for the host of the meeting … Read more |
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Force-Field AnalysisThe Force-Field Diagram is premised on the assumption that people and events behave (or fail to behave) as they do because of the balance of … Read more |
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Example GroundrulesThe following groundrules are offered as an example for you to adapt or utilise as you wish. For more information, see Guidance on meeting groundrules. |