Better Meetings for Everyone

Volume 16, Issue 3
Publisher: Jana M. Kemp

1. Today’s Agenda: No Agenda, No Meeting
2. Seen Elsewhere
3. Tools & Tips
4. Meetings@Work

No Agenda, No Meeting
By Jana Kemp

Protecting our time and productivity is this simple. If a meeting is held without an agenda, everyone’s time is being abused. So, if there is no agenda for a meeting, get yourself out of the meeting. You’ll find more time in EVERY week by skipping the agenda-less meetings.

“It’s always easier to say ‘yes’ against your best judgment than ‘no’ against your heart, but only for that critical instant. An ill-advised ‘yes’ often launches the hardest times of our lives.” – sent in by reader Don L. from a column by Carolyn Hax.

Choice Quote: “Every single day we make an impact on the world, and we have a choice as to what kind of impact we make.” – Rotarian magazine, unknown speaker

Also visit on Twitter.com: TheresAChoice And www.TheresAlwaysAChoice.com

“The New Face of Face-to-Face Meetings: Efficiencies, Technology and Better Metrics Bring Greater ROI” is the headline on a Global Business Travel section of the September 22, 2009 The Wall Street Journal. How is your meeting ROI?

The same section reports a study finding that virtual meetings are seen as LESS effective than in-person meetings with customers and prospective customers. So, get in productive face-time!

Prepared Not Paranoid

by Jana Kemp and Doug Graves. NOW AVAILABLE
Ready to learn how to be prepared for great living every day rather than being paranoid? This book combines Jana Kemp’s 2002 police academy experience with veteran officer and police trainer Doug Graves’ and produces a readable book for keeping yourself and loved ones safe every day. www.amazon.com

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 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 the hardback or the soft-cover, visit: www.Amazon.com

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.Amazon.com

MOVING MEETINGS – now available on demand!
Amazon.com has it:  http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Meetings-Jana-M-Kemp/dp/0786303336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234292963&sr=1-1

And it is also available from Barnes and Noble at this link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Moving-Meetings/Jana-M-Kemp/e/9780786303335/?itm=1

Learn to improve your meeting leadership skills thereby getting more done in meetings and spending less time doing it. Written by Jana Kemp, this book was her first to be published (1994) and first to be translated (Italian).

 

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.