CMST 2064 Chapter : Chapter 11 Textbook Notes
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Meetings, meetings, meetings: the typical employee spends almost 15 hours a week in meetings and may attend 60 formal or informal meetings a month, unfortunately, many of these meetings will not be productive or rewarding group experiences. Information-giving meeting provides the chairperson or a member the opportunity to present important information to everyone else. Information-getting meeting provides an opportunity for members to provide reports or briefings to the chairperson and other members. If you are chairing a meeting, you have tremendous influence over, and responsibility for, the success of the meeting. In addition to conducting the meeting, you may also create the agenda, schedule the meeting, distribute the minutes, and follow up or implement decisions after the meeting is over. Pre-meeting: notify members, distribute the agenda, distribute materials, remind members, prepare for discussion. During meeting: begin on time, delegate minutes, follow the agenda, facilitate discussion, provide closure. Post-meeting: evaluate the meeting, distribute minutes, monitor assigned tasks.
