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ARTICLES
Booher, D. (1994, August). Holding your own in meetings, but working as a team. Training & Development, 48, (8), 54 (10 pages). EA, PR
Presents suggestions in planning, conducting and concluding corporate meetings, including setting an agenda, tips for group process discussions, and effective presentation of views, who is on the guest list, exercises to spur involvement, putting brakes on a motor mouth, and wearing different hats.Chaney, L. H. (1998, May). Managing meetings to manage your image. Supervision, 59, (5), 13 (3 pages). WS
Presents the guidelines for effective meeting management. Responsibilities of the meeting chairman; characteristics of an effective participant in a meeting; use of visual aids.Edelstein L. G. (1994, February). Attendees from hell. Meetings & Conventions, 29, (2), 72 (6 pages).
Discusses how to cope with eight difficult types of meeting and convention attendees: party animal, prima donna, food critic, room switcher, needy, scavenger, Don Juan, Devil incarnate.Gaedeke, A. R. (1995, April). Five elements make meetings more appealing. Managers Magazine, 70, (4), 28 (1/4 page).
Gives five elements that make meetings on insurance more appealing: active participants, convenient scheduling, brevity, outside talent, and relevance.Jones, B., Wilker; M., & Stoner, J. (1995, January). A meeting primer. Management Review, 84, (1), 30, (3 pages). EA
Managers following a 14-step approach can become successful facilitators at Business meetings. The facilitators role is to listen closely to participants, ask the right questions, and stimulate discussion. Good facilitators win the participants' confidence and trust. The first six steps of the approach cover preparation, the next four give tips on running meetings, and the last four show how to conduct productive follow-up procedures for continued improvement.Kaye, S. (1996, September). Problem participants. Successful Meetings, 45, (10), 187 (5 pages).
Discusses how to deal with difficulty behavior when leading a small meeting, e.g. multiple conversation situations, drifting from the topic, quiet participants, dominant participants, personal attacks; monologue talkers.Lancaster, H. (1998, May 26). Learning some ways to make meetings slightly less awful. Wall Street Journal, 231, (101), B1. Mic
Presents information on how to make corporate meetings more productive and bearable for attenders. Advice of Morris Shechtman; importance of being prepared and keeping the agenda simple; making participants comfortable; how to handle off-topic discussions; suggestions for a response to negative comments.Mentell, E. J. (1993, January/February). Facilitating disagreement. Clearing House, 66, (1), 165(2 pages). EA, PR
An evaluation of conflict management techniques among educators involved in shared decision making processes is presented. Proper disagreement facilitating mechanisms enhances the shared decision making process.Mycio, G. (1996, August 5). There is an art to managing effective meetings every time. Business First Western New York, 12, (43), 30. Mic
Managers need to develop skills in managing meetings. Article addresses the loss of valuable time and effort through unproductive meetings, the role of internal training and development managers, written agendas, group process feedback forms, written group memory.Petrini, C. (1995, October). Meetings, stressful meetings. Training & Development, 49, (10), 11. PR
Describes how meetings can increase employee stress and gives team management tips for effective meetings.Sorohan, E. G. (1994, September). Lightening a moody meeting. Training & Development, 48, (9), 13. PR
Suggestions for lightening a moody meeting, avoiding negative attitudes, injecting stress-releasing fun games, and techniques for people with negative comments.BOOKS
Cann, M. M. (1990). Cann's keys to better meetings: Parliamentary procedure simplified. Mobile, AL: HB Publications.
JF515 .C365 1990.Creth, S. (1982). Conducting effective meetings & other time management techniques. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.
HF5549.5 .C6 C740.Kirkpartick, D. L. (1987). How to plan and conduct productive business meetings. New York: AMACOM, American Management Association.
HD30.3 .K56 1987.Mosvick, R. K. (1987). We've got to start meeting like this: A guide to successful meeting management. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman.
HF5718 .M67 1987.Tropman, J. E. (1980). Effective meetings: Improving group decision-making. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
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M. Lord
Buffalo State College (SUNY)
Leadership Education
& Development Center
Buffalo
State College, State University of New York
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