Meeting Structure Articles

The 4 Pillars of a Legitimate Meeting Invitation – When to DECLINE

The Tyranny of the Blank Calendar Invite Structure does not pose as the enemy of creativity; it serves as its prerequisite. Structure fails to arrive as a blank calendar invitation—a “Quick...

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Bad Meetings into Powerful Collaborative Forums

In professional environments where teamwork, complexity, and consensus drive outcomes, the toll of poorly led meetings is not simply inefficiency; it is wasted opportunity. To transform bad meetings...

Beyond Groupthink: Collaboration Bias Shrinks Decision Quality

How to facilitate unavoidable collaboration bias begins by understanding the causes and consequences of collaboration bias, as experienced by facilitators guiding leadership teams or review boards...

Consensus Mastery: Creating a Facilitator’s Edge by Driving Decision Quality

From chaos to clarity, consensus mastery demands facilitators to fortify the quality of decisions, plans, and solutions. As the facilitator, review both the “human” and...

Meetings That Get Results: A Facilitator's Guide to Building Better Meetings

A Facilitator’s Guide to Building Better Meetings (Meetings That Get Results !)

Sep 23, 2021 | Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools

The Purpose There’s nothing more frustrating than an unproductive meeting—except one that leads to another...

Facilitation Best Practices – 26 Articles To Help You Lead Better Meetings

Aug 12, 2021 | Analysis Methods, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving, Scrum Events

For over ten years, we have consistently posted articles on Facilitation Best Practices. Articles are written as...

How to Lead Meetings That Increase Your “Executive Presence”

Jul 8, 2021 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure

You may not think there’s a difference between being proficient at organizing meetings versus being able to lead...

Use a Professional Meeting Wrap-up Because Most Meetings Don’t End, They Stop

Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Daniel Pink’s book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing stresses the importance of the meeting...

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