ALIGNMENT Archives - Meeting Toolchest

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Questions to build Alignment

Using questions to build agreement to a shared purpose – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more

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Building Alignment

Clarity over what the meeting is to achieve, both in its design and in the minds of its attendees, makes all the difference. So how … Read more

Flow and Employee Engagement

The 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

Defining meeting objectives and agenda

Clarity of objectives and process (agenda) is key to efficient meetings – both in terms of planning the meeting, and in terms of aligning people … Read more

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Contracting participation

Have 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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Developing Performance AND Potential

Excerpt from Meeting by Design with permission Every meeting you have within your organisation has the potential to grow your people, their engagement, and their … Read more

QFD for meetings

Meetings are essentially a series of activities put together to achieve a number of objectives. In many cases these are not a simple 1:1 relationship. … Read more

What sort of meeting do you need?

Meetings are primarily about learning, but the work of Jean Piaget, reported by Arie de Geus in his book The Living Company, highlights that there … Read more

Interviewing Guidelines

Interviews are an extremely useful strategy for effective facilitation. They can help you to better determine the objectives for your meeting, and to to develop … Read more

‘Parking Lot’ Principles

A ‘Parking Lot’ is an extremely useful device for ensuring your meetings keep on track with the full support and attention of the attendees. Essentially, … Read more

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The Purpose of Meetings

Can we define one set of purposes for all meetings? Surely there are different types of meetings? We have meetings for planning, for review of … Read more

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Meetings – the most important process

The effectiveness of your organisation will be determined by: The level of insight you gain into your ‘customers’ and how you can best add value … Read more