Better Meetings for Everyone™

Volume 14, Issue 4
Publisher: Jana M. Kem

1. Today’s Agenda: Cancel the Meeting …
2. Seen Elsewhere: New “chief” titles
3. Meeting Quote
4. Tools & Tips
5. Meetings@Work

Cancel the Meeting…

When time seems to be a-wasting, cancel the meeting. Use the following criteria to cancel meetings that seem to be a waste of time.

1. The right people are not at the meeting – cancel it.
2. There is nothing important enough to present or discuss at the meeting – cancel the meeting. Call a new meeting when there really is an important agenda.
3. Timing is wrong, other priorities are calling for time and attention – cancel the planned meeting.
4. Mid-meeting cancellations are in order when:
1. Discussions are unproductive and no one can get things back on track.
2. A new priority for use of time becomes clear, get out of the current meeting and go solve the more immediate problem(s).
3. A quorum is lost or when the right people needed for the final decision have left the meeting.

The Wall Street Journal, December 26, 2007 edition, reports that some of these new “chief” titles are in use in corporations:

• “Chief social responsibility officer
• Chief vision officer
• Chief sustainability officer
• Chief beer officer
• Chief talent officer
• Chief procurement officer
• Chief learning officer
• Chief green officer”

What are you “chief” of doing and accomplishing?

“Get something out of the meeting, or get out of the meeting!” – Jana Kemp

Moving Out of the Box
Tools for Team Decision Making by Jana Kemp

Commanding Collaborators in Chief – are in demand! They master both coming to consensus and command-and-control decision making approaches because these decision tools are equal. Learn why in this new book (Praeger/Greenwwod) that also introduces a tool for reaching consensus when a team or group is so stuck that chaos or indecision are the most likely results. To Buy, visit: www.greenwood.com or www.Amazon.com

Early 2007 BOOK
Building Community in Buildings
By Jana M. Kemp and Ken Baker

If your organization is building or remodeling office space, this book provides the HRD2 Model for creating productive and creative workspaces that encourage employees to shine. Released in late 2006, this book includes models, surveys, good-example photos of buildings and resources to help human resource and training professionals positively impact the architecting and design of built spaces. To Buy – visit: www.greenwood.com or www.Amazon.com

www.JanaKemp.com
Looking for a meeting facilitator, a conference speaker or a workshop presenter on the subjects of meetings, time management or decision-making? Then, visit www.JanaKemp.com for information on these services and conference presentations.

SPEAKERS LIST
www.MVPSeminars.com provides a roster of speakers trainers for your organization and conferences. Jana Kemp and others are listed here as potential helps to your audiences.

 

NEW ! eWorkbooks from Training-Modules.com

Susan Otto has created $9.99 eWorkbooks downloadable from her site! The eWorkbooks have a great design and can be used in the classroom or as self-study tools. Every page has a visual and each subject ends with an action plan. And, she designed the decision-making module based on the book NO! How One Simple Word Can Transform Your Life by Jana Kemp.

Please tell Susan that I sent you for a 5% discount on any “off-the-shelf” module purchase.  Check it out at http://training-modules.com