Stand Out at Meetings

Hello Everyone,

?You may not run every meeting you attend, but you can be an active participant and thereby contribute significantly to what gets accomplished.

?- Arrive on time, with agenda in hand. Don't miss meetings without prior notification/approval.

?- Stop doing any personal work as soon as the meeting begins.

?- Stick to the agenda and to the task at hand at any given moment. Build on the present discussion rather than changing the focus to your own interests.

?- Be positive. Maintain a problem-solving not a blame-placing posture; focus on the future rather than getting mired in the past. Focus on what can be done, rather than agonizing over the group's limitations.

?- Participate, speak up, and be candid, but don't monopolize the meeting. Encourage your colleagues to do the same.

?- When the meeting leader is failing to move the group in a productive direction, suggest ways to get the meeting back on track without threatening the leader.

?- Challenge bad ideas; present better ones. Don't attack people in the process.

?- Perform any agreed upon, between-meeting follow-up tasks within twenty-four hours.

?- Never leak confidential discussions to outsiders.

?- Report back immediately to those who count on being briefed by you regarding the outcomes of the meeting.

?- Whenever the group makes a democratic decision that goes against your judgment, say so. But once your exception is noted, support the group's decision to the hilt.

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