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Dear
friends,
This week's article, "Shrink Marathon Staff Meetings,"
shares a simple model to cut down on those lengthy, boring staff
meetings where people drone on for hours about stuff they could
share in an email. Share this with your clients and try it out yourself
as I'm sure no one is free from these types of meetings for long.
Though don't we wish!
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Shrink Marathon Staff Meetings
Use this simple model to cut
down on those lengthy information sharing sessions.
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| The
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Most staff meetings are information sharing or reporting sessions. As
a general rule, they are one of the most misused types of meetings and
are better used to clarify information already provided. Much of the reporting
typically done in information sharing meetings should be done one-on-one
or in writing.
Often these
meetings are just for manager to check up on staff progress. If reporting
is used to spot problems to be dealt with collaboratively by the group,
it's better to use subsequent problem-solving sessions and involve a facilitator.
Combination
Meetings
Many
meetings contain some reporting and some problem solving. This is fine
as long as roles and procedures change as you switch from one type to
another. Meetings get into trouble when transitions are sloppy. If you
think a meeting may switch from reporting to problem solving, make sure
a facilitator and recorder are available and everyone agrees to tackle
the problem.
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A Model for Information Sharing
A simple process for reporting information in meetings follows the metaphor
of a medical doctor??™s exam.
- Here??™s the problem
you??™re facing.
- Under these conditions,
here are your options.
- My recommendation
is this.
Facilitate information
sharing meetings by first advising participants to prepare any information
they have to share in accordance with the above model. If they??™d like
or need to share more detailed information to bring participants up to
speed, ask them to share it prior to the meeting via email or hardcopy
early enough to give participants a chance to review it. Then facilitate
their sharing following this model to keep it short and succinct. This
will help cut down on information overload and demonstrate respect for
other team members??™ time and energy.
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| Action |
How will you employ the above model to tighten up your own staff meetings
or help those burdened by the process?.
Please send
us your comments.
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Resource
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How
to Make Meetings Work, by Michael Doyle
Although at first glance I was skeptical, this book provided great insight
into running a meeting that participants will actually enjoy and get something
out of. It was not just a repeat of the things I already knew. After reading
this book and implementing some of the ideas, people noticed the improvements
from clear agendas which stated the purpose, to the approach used during
the meeting to make sure we were all aligned and in agreement on what we
were to achieve. I highly recommend this book.
--Anonymous Reader.
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Outline
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About
Marion
Marion
Franklin is a Professional Certified Life Coach who coaches individuals
and groups regarding personal and professional change, focus, human
relations, and conflict management. Marion has coached managers
at major corporations including PepsiCo, Toys??™R??™Us, and Reader??™s
Digest. She conducts and helps clients design workshops and presentations,
has been a featured presenter at meetings, retreats, and an ongoing
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The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared on local Cable Television.
Visit her website at www.lifecoachinggroup.com
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About
Steve
Steve
Davis, M.A., M.S., is a former electrical engineer turned learning
facilitator, life coach, and infopreneur. He publishes the weekly
Master Facilitator Journal, founded FacilitatorU.com, a Virtual
University offering resources and training for groups workers, and
has writes ebooks and programs. He coaches and trains individuals
and organizations over the phone and in person in facilitation,
business development, and personal growth. His breadth of experience
spans business, corporate management, engineering, teaching, spiritual
psychology, and wellness, offering a pragmatic yet creative coaching
foundation. Visit his website at www.livingmastery.com
to learn more about him and his work.
Questions
If you have any questions about this course, please
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someone who has taken the class, please let me know.
Pricing...
The cost of this
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Registration Bonus
Register by January 15th for only $179 and also receive a free private
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Dates...
Join
us for ten consecutive Tuesdays from February
8th through April 12th, at 8:00 PM EST
(NY Time) for approximately 75 minutes per class.
Since the class is recorded and there is
a workbook chapter for each week, it's easy to catch up just in
case you need to skip a week.
Also
included with your training...
In addition to
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- Content rich Student Workbook
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- Participation on class listserve for continuity and support between
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Immediately
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This course is limited to 20 individuals, first
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Please
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$179 by January 15th.
$199 thereafter.
About the
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We'lI will refund
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with this package, simply email us with a request to refund/credit
your credit card in the full amount and we will do so immediately.
It's our policy to do this and we honor this in every single case.
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