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Book SynopsisThe interaction method is a new, tested way to stop wasting time and get things done at meetings. The interaction method:
·Increases productivity up to 15 percent;
·Works whether you’re in a hierarchical (authoritarian) or horizontal (democratic) organization;
·Gives everybody a feeling of greater participation and influence;
·Helps you whether you’re a decision maker, leader, or rank-and-file meeting-goer;
·Analyzes 16 types of problem people at meetings and tells you what to do about them;
·Tells you how to develop agendas and arrange meeting rooms and even seats in specific ways that make meetings pay off;
·Shows you how a facilitator, a recorder, and a group memory help generate more and better solutions to problems, and…
·Even tells you seven reasons for
not having a meeting!
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Why Meetings Are Important
2. What Goes Wrong at Meetings
3. The Case for a Group Memory
4. How to Find Win/Win Solutions
5. A Summary of the Interaction Method
6. How to Be a Good Facilitator
7. How to Be a Good Recorder
8. How to Be a Good Group Member
9. How the Boss Stays Boss
10. How to Plan Your Meeting
11. What Type of Meeting Are You Going to Hold?
12. Who Should Attend Your Meeting?
13. How Many People Should Attend?
14. How to Make Meeting Rooms Work
15. How to Put It All Together: The Agenda
16. Solving Problems in Groups: The Tools
17. How to Make a Presentation
18. How to Introduce the Interaction Method into Your Organization
19. How to Train Yourself
Appendix
Bibliography
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