Meeting Agendas 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...

Product Concept Management and Development

Myths and Gremlins of New Product Concept Management (PCM)

Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Our last article launched a method for managing new product ideas called Catalyst or PCM Now we take a step back...

Boost Your Product Innovation through Catalyst Workshops (1 of 3)

Nov 4, 2021 | Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

This article prepares you with a workshop approach, including the method and tools you can use to increase product...

Meeting Preparation – How to Quickly Prepare Meetings for Results

Oct 12, 2021 | Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Activities and Basic Agenda Approach for Meeting Preparation In an ideal world, you have ample time for meeting...

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

Analysis Methods, Leadership Skills, Prioritizing

By Mark Morgan , CEO and Founder of StratEx Advisors, Inc. Oh, the mistakes organizations make. Business plans or...

30 Powerful Questions to Change the Point of View in Meetings

Analysis Methods, Problem Solving

Too often, we rush straight to asking for the deliverable. For instance, if the goal is to develop a plan to mitigate...

What is TRIZ, When You Should You Use It, and Stop Doing the Counterproductive

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Prioritizing, Problem Solving

TRIZ represents a methodology focused on innovative processes or product improvement. Use it when you need innovative...

Strengthen Product Vision with a Flexibility Matrix: A Practical Lens on the Triple Constraint

Leadership Skills, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools, Prioritizing

Triple constraint theory suggests that it is not realistic to expect to build the fastest, the cheapest, and the...

Designing Strategy Execution, by William Malek

Leadership Skills, Planning Approach

A.T. Kearney published the results of a 2014 Strategy Study with over 2,000 global executives on strategy trends,...

Facilitating an Effective After-Action Review (AAR / Hot Wash): Agenda and Best Practices

Analysis Methods, Decision Making

An After-Action Review (AAR) is an effective tool for debriefing projects, programs, or other initiatives. It may also...

Transform Your RACI Chart or RACI Matrix (Roles and Responsibilities Chart) into a Project Plan

Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Here’s how to create a project plan or RACI chart (or RACI matrix) when your discussion or meeting deliverable...

Four Reasons You Will Dial Up Decision Quality with More Team Diversity

Meeting Support, Problem Solving

Decision quality increases with the number of available options. The MGRUSH technique has long promoted the concept of...

How to Facilitate Force Field Analysis Leading to Actions

Analysis Methods, Meeting Tools

Force Field analysis modifies and improves upon a similar approach called “pros & cons.” Force Field analysis...

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