The Manager's Pocket Guide to Effective Meetings (MPGEM)

Learn easy, proven techniques that keep you in control of your meetings. This complete guide to effective meetings will show you how to prepare for success and end with results. It includes structured activities that keep everyone focused on your issues, practical techniques for dealing with unproductive participants, and essential considerations for high tech meetings. If you hold meetings, this book is a must!

Selected Contents:

The Elements of an Effective Meeting

How to Prepare an Agenda That Works
Process Tools That Keep You in Control
Action Items That Lead to Results

Leadership in Meetings

Leaders Create a Productive Environment
How to Deal With Amazing Ideas
How to Stop Unproductive Behavior
How to Save an Unmanageable Meeting

Telephones, Video, and Computers

Audioconference, Videoconference, and Computer-Aided Meetings