Mike Clargo, Author at Meeting Toolchest

Building consensus remotely

How to gain ownership and agreement out of conflict – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Contracting meeting behaviour

Using shared development of ground rules to build teamwork – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Understand differences

Using psychometrics to build shared appreciation of others – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Presentation Timers

Simple tools to help keep your meeting to time – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Have I heard you correctly?

Techniques to advance listening and shared understanding – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Questions to influence the flow

Clever use of questions to guide flow and direction – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Facilitation Tools and Techniques

Facilitation tools, resources and guidance to enable working environments where people can be at their best – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Tools to support creativity

Tools which help the mind to adopt new perspectives – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Driving activity between meetings

Using ‘always-on’ whiteboards to keep the thinking active – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

The importance of variety

Catering for difference and diversity in people and styles – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Action Planning Sheet

Building clarity over what needs to happen to progress – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Affinity – The most useful tool of all

Affinity: the simplest & most powerful means of participation – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Using SWOT Analysis

Using SWOT as a simple means to shared understanding – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Brainstorming works better if the rules are followed – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Early Participation

Quick and simple techniques for remote participation – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Good meetings are … Read more

The power of the post-it

Use sticky notes to aid participation, fairness & ownership – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Session Plans

Building clarity over your intent, methods and timings – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Planning matrix for meetings

Maximise your meeting efficiency with this design tool – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Hopes and Concerns

A simple way to draw out and manage hidden agendas – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Checking back on the objectives

Learning from how well the objectives have been met – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Using a ‘Parking Lot’

Keeping on track by effectively managing distractions – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Laying out your process

Making the journey and progress of the meeting visible – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Objectives and Agenda

Steps to defining a powerful purpose and process – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

Growing people by meetings

Meetings are a huge opportunity to develop people – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Excerpt from Meeting … Read more

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Contracting participation

Get the people you want by preparing them beforehand – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more