(This page is referenced from Start a Virtual Support Group to Help With Stresses of COVID-19.) There are several ways that members can deepen and enrich their experiences between meetings, including: To reflect on what they heard in their meetings and on the results of the actions that they selected when they were getting help …

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© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. Sections of This Topic Include Selecting Participants Developing Agendas Opening the Meeting Establishing Ground Rules Time Management in Meetings Evaluating the Meeting Process Evaluating the …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Sections on this Topic Include Meeting Preparation and Opening During the Meeting During the Meeting Closure Note that the reader might best be served to first read the topic Group Dynamics to understand the basic nature of most groups and their typical stages of development. This document is focused …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Basic Advice for Developing Standard Meeting Agendas Advice about designing agendas ranges from simple and straightforward to psychologically-based analysis of how people assemble, participate, and learn from meetings. The following articles were selected for advice and samples for the most common and standard meeting formats. How to Construct a …

Once you have a group talking, and conversations become lively, conflict and lack of control can eat up valuable group time. Here are five guidelines you can use to maintain control without becoming heavy-handed. 1. Set group rules early on. Let the group know everyone should have a turn to speak, and that no one …

While Richard Smith and I wrote CLICK: The Virtual Meetings Book, we received many questions on quick and easy ways meeting leaders can prepare for and begin virtual meetings on the right track. Here are 8 practical tips to help you prepare for and start virtual meetings to completely (yet easily) transform your outcomes.

In today ’s business world many meetings take place virtually using a variety of media, including the Internet, videoconferencing, the telephone, and other technology vehicles that allow participants to be in different geographical areas. Although these virtual media can reduce the cost of meetings, they can also present significant challenges to the facilitator. For despite …

“I hate meetings…they are a waste of time. We just talk, talk, talk…nothings gets done!” Are you in charge of leading meetings? If so, what are your meetings like? Does real work gets done or is it just talk, talk, talk? Here are the top three questions that I’m frequently asked by team and project …