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Getting Committees To Agree....
and Other Impossible Acts!

If you have had the "opportunity" to lead meetings, then I am sure you realize that it isn't very easy. Everyone wants the meeting to favor their position and let them come out ahead.

If you taken all the normal effective meeting course, then you likely have a big step up in your ability to actually "get some work done" with the herd of cats.

As I worked for 9 years chairing and IEEE standards committee (2 International standards completed!), I found that there were a number of "tricks" that could help the process. This set of commentaries covers:

  1. Bind Spots of Some Leadership Styles
  2. Consensus - Everyone Agrees?? Not Likely... Unless you...
  3. Refereeing the Fine Sport of “Belly Bucking”
  4. Obtaining Good "Definitions"
  5. Divide and Conquer - Using Small Groups to Move Forward
  6. Handling the Filibustering Individual
  7. Co-opting the Firebrands To Achieve Consensus
  8. Keeping Their Eyes On The Goal, Not The Scenery
  9. "The Effective Behavior Is As If....."
  10. Handling the "Lunar Lander
  11. Remembering the Trails Traversed
  12. Visual Display Tools for Leading Meetings
  13. Getting Committees to Agree is "Work" but doable

 

 

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