 | 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 |
 | The $500 betThis particular exercise is based on the results of a survey undertaken by a consulting organisation of failed and delayed projects. In their interviews of the … Read more |
 | 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 |
 | Meaningful ConversationThe Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more |
 | SessionLab meeting/workshop planning toolSession plans are key to ensuring a efficient meeting, particularly when the meeting is large, long, complex and covering new ground. I use session plans as an … Read more |
 | Sources of meeting tools and techniquesGiven the literally hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of meeting tools and techniques that exist in the public domain, and the ease (by means of the … Read more |
 | Meetings ExcellenceTalk given to Siemens Business Excellence Forum Mike Clargo – September 2017 Process Improvement has transformed business … Many of you will already be … Read more |
 | How to Build a Better BusinessHow to Build a Better Business is an e-book. It contains straightforward guidance on how to use QFD to design and manage your organisation, and … Read more |
 | Pictorial VisioningUsing visual images to work with our hopes for the future can prove very motivational – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Why-How ChartingWhy-How charting is a means of thoroughly exploring the logic of how an entity works, and why it does what it is endeavouring to do. The … Read more |
 | 10 Characteristics of Effective MeetingsUnderstanding the characteristics of effective meetings helps us to identify simple things that can be adjusted to improve our own meetings. – – – – … Read more |
 | Activity Network DiagramThe Activity Network Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. |
 | Tree DiagramThe Tree Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. The Tree Diagram is a tool to explore exactly what needs to be done … Read more |
 | Process Decision Programme ChartThe Process Decision Programme Chart (PDPC) is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. The Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC) Is very similar in many … Read more |
 | Interrelationship DigraphThe Interrelationship Digraph is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools. It is frequently used to further explore the groups that develop out of the affinity … Read more |
 | Defining meeting objectives and agendaClarity 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Photocapture of meeting outputsVirtual meetings have a big advantage over physical meetings in the area of documenting the outcomes. It is easy in a virtual meeting to simply … Read more |
 | 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 |
 | Making the room your own – confidenceSimple things like repositioning the flipchart can do a lot to build and sustain your confidence – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | ‘Active’ ListeningActive listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more |
 | Guidance on Meeting Ground RulesWhy 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 |
 | Countdown Timers in PowerPointTimers are great tools for making sure that people recognise how time is passing when they are engaged in a task. The idea here is … Read more |
 | Walk and Talk MeetingsWalk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more |