Meeting Agendas Articles

Work Breakdown Structure Increases Focus and Reduces Scope Creep

Experienced facilitators understand both the challenge and value of getting a group to focus on the same thing at the same time. For most project-related meetings, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)...

Evidence-based Meeting Design Improves the Agility of Your Group

The Economist reports that “Some apartment building owners now require tenants to provide a DNA sample of their dog so that unscooped poop can be penalized.” Alex Pentland of the Massachusetts...

Six Strategy-Crushing Mistakes Organizations Make And How You Can Rise Above the Rubble

By Mark Morgan, CEO and Founder of StratEx Advisors, Inc. Oh, the mistakes organizations make. Business plans or strategies usually sound fantastic at the outset. But far too often what sounded good...

30 Powerful Questions to Change the Point of View in Meetings

Too often, we rush straight to asking for the deliverable. For instance, if the goal is to develop a plan to mitigate burnout in the IT Service Department, we tend to jump to ‘solving’ by...

How Structured Facilitation Training Can Save Your Arse and Boost Your Career

Sep 4, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Structured meetings and workshops positively impact organizations and stakeholders--even permeating cultures. Here are...

Kanban or Scrum: Pick the Right Workflow Tool

Aug 21, 2018 | Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

Guest post by Christian Golden, Ph.D. In the world of content and product development, Kanban and Scrum are two of the...

Do NOT Attempt a Design Sprint Without a Professional Facilitator

Aug 7, 2018 | Decision Making, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Scrum Events

What is a Design Sprint? Created at Google Ventures, a Design Sprint represents a methodology that helps teams...

16 Valuable Tips and Considerations when Chairing Meetings

Meeting Agendas

Chairing meetings requires many of the skills to facilitate effectively Success begins with vision and meeting vision...

8 Meeting Purposes and Five Reasons to Host Facilitated Sessions

Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Effective meetings are first based on a clear line of sight to an end result, preferably something that can be...

How to Facilitate Decision-Making Using Pros and Cons

Communication Skills, Decision Making, Facilitation Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving

First, here is the traditional Pros and Cons method according to its creator, Benjamin Franklin: “For pros and cons,...

Facilitated Meetings Help Overcome 7 Common Product and Project Pitfalls

Facilitation Skills, Meeting Support, Problem Solving

Facilitative leadership provides the best assurance that team leads/ project managers can overcome project pitfalls....

“Brainsteering” Recommends 5 Activities to Improve Brainstorming

Problem Solving

Through more robust planning and preparation, the facilitator and methodologist can do much to amplify the...

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 wrap-up. He...

A3 Project Questions and A3 Project Guide for Facilitation Activities

Analysis Methods

Here are some sequentially listed A3 project questions, modified from an A3 project approach. These questions serve as...

What is the Difference Between Mission and Vision?

Planning Approach

Most people are confused about the difference between a mission and a vision. An MBA grad from a prestigious...

How to Facilitate Requirements Gathering and Prevent Omissions

Analysis Methods, Decision Making

When products or projects are accused of poor requirements gathering, the accusation is normally false. The...

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