{"product_id":"no-more-pointless-meetings-breakthrough-sessions-that-will-revolutionize-the-way-you-work-9780814431689","title":"No More Pointless Meetings Breakthrough Sessions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e Wasting time in pointless meetings....It’s the bane of work life—and the one thing that never seems to change. But meetings can be highly effective, says Martin Murphy, who has helped a “Who’s Who” of corporate clients transform timesapping meetings into “breakthrough sessions” that are truly productive. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e His strategy is not simply to speed them up or make them more palatable with flashier facilitation. Rather, the key is to upend the entire concept of meetings. That means throwing out traditional protocols and using one of four new collaboration models to get more done, faster than ever before. These sessions address: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin-top:\"\u003e \u003cu\u003eIssues management:\u003c\/u\u003e identify, rank, and resolve issues—promoting critical concerns to Action Plan status • \u003cu\u003eProblem solving\u003c\/u\u003e: thirty-minute \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e CONTENTS \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 1 WHY MEETINGS FAIL: REFRAMING WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 2 THE ISSUES MANAGEMENT SESSION 19 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 3 THE INNOVATION SESSION 37 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 4 THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SESSION 75 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 5 THE ONGOING PLANNING PROCESS 101 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 6 ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS 119 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 7 SOLO SESSIONS 149 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Chapter 8 MAKING IT HAPPEN 169 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e FINAL THOUGHTS 195 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appendix 1 GROUP SESSION GUIDES 197 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appendix 2 ONE-ON-ONE SESSION GUIDES 209 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appendix 3 SOLO SESSION GUIDES 217 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Index 223 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Focus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527944118615,"sku":"9780814431689","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814431689.jpg?v=1731869821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-more-pointless-meetings-breakthrough-sessions-that-will-revolutionize-the-way-you-work-9780814431689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}