Meeting Excellence

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Meeting Excellence is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready-to-use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting a number of intensive individual interviews in the U.S. and Europe. This important book offers the information and tools needed to prepare, facilitate, and follow up on all your meetings. Step by step, Meeting Excellence shows how to Create an action-focused meeting agenda Ensure that everyone participates in discussion Deal with disruptive and inattentive people Develop a climate of trust among meeting participants Create and deliver effective meeting presentations Stay on track to achieve your meeting goals Achieve clear communication during a multicultural meetingLiven up a dreary and unproductive meetingClose your meeting on an upbeat and positive noteGet action on team action items Improve meeting communications with line managementEvaluate your meeting quickly and effectivelyChoose among various web-based meeting tools

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Glenn M. Parker

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"Parker and Hoffman have delivered a long overdue guide to one ofthe most troubling events in organizational life--the meeting. Theyhave captured the essence of the meeting and guide the reader on ajourney to meeting excellence by providing tools, tips, andtechniques that take us well beyond anything done so far. I highlyrecommend this book to every leader at every level in everyorganization." --Dick Kropp, vice president, human resources, Cape Cod Healthcare "With staff located in offices throughout the world, ourorganization is continually facing challenges in communicating andcoordinating activities. Making the most of our virtual meetingsand squeezing every possible benefit out of the few face-to-facegatherings we have is critically important to the success of ouroperations. Meeting Excellence is a superb resource for allmanagers seeking to make their staff gatherings as effective andproductive as possible." --Nathan Grey, national vice president for international affairs,and special assistant to the CEO of the American Cancer Society "Whether you lead, facilitate, or participate in meetings, thisbook by Parker and Hoffman is packed with extremely useful andoften novel tips and techniques to make your experience before,during, and after meetings more productive and enjoyable. I'mconfident that the more readers use these authors' practicalinsights, the less complaints they will have about their ownmeeting experiences." --Joe Toto, director, leadership development and learning, BectonDickinson "Meeting Excellence is what millions of managers aroundthe world have been seeking--a clear, powerful tool box forplanning and facilitating effective meetings. This book willassuredly save your organization countless hours of wasted,frustrating time that it presently spends in unproductive, boringmeetings." --Michael J. Marquardt, president, Global Learning Associates "Every person who leads meetings should have a copy ofMeeting Excellence. The tools--which cover just about everyaspect of preparing for, facilitating and following up on ameeting--are brief, practical, and easy-to-use. I recommend itwithout reservation." --Michael Doyle, coauthor, How to Make MeetingsWork
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