Running great meetings & workshops for dummies
Run engaging, productive group sessions with practical guidance and expert advice Running Great Workshops & Meetings For Dummies delivers the tools managers need to facilitate engaging and rewarding group sessions. Written by two highly experienced leadership and coaching consultants, this book...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chichester:
Wiley
2014.
Chichester, West Sussex : 2014. |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Series: | --For dummies.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628004406719 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Meetings and Workshops; Chapter 1: The Business Case for Better Meetings and Workshops; Reviewing Why People Hate Meetings; Recognising When People Get a Lot from Their Workshops; Understanding Meetings and Workshops; Chapter 2: Planning Your Meeting; Deciding Whether You Really Need a Meeting; Reflecting on Your Objective; Understanding the Function of an Agenda; Structuring a Great Agenda
- Planning For and Managing Personal EnergyDouble-Checking Your Preparation; Chapter 3: Planning Your Workshop; Understanding What Workshops Are All About; Identifying Your Stakeholders; Defining Your Outcomes; Getting Ready to Do the Design; Doing Your Design; Chapter 4: Getting Ready for the Big Day; Developing Your Essential Skills; Understanding Groups; Practising What You'll Say; Part II: Running Great Group Sessions; Chapter 5: Handling the Start of Your Session; Managing Yourself; Kicking Off the Session; Decision-Making; Recognising Personalities in the Room
- Chapter 6: Continuing Your Meeting or WorkshopManaging Process; Facilitating Group Discussions; Managing Process Problems; Reviewing Your Meetings and Workshops; Chapter 7: Dealing with the Tough Stuff: Troubleshooting; Managing Typical Barriers to Success; Knowing What to Do When It's Not Working; Dealing with Run-of-the-Mill Difficulties; Handling Interruptions; Dealing with Difficult Behaviour; Recognising Personal and Hidden Agendas; Managing Conflict; Chapter 8: Handling What Happens Next; Reflecting On Your Meeting or Workshop; Writing Up Meeting Minutes
- Calculating Your Return on InvestmentReporting On and Closing Your Project; Part III: Building Your Skills; Chapter 9: Building Participants' Knowledge and Practise; Working with Case Studies; Working with Role Play; Using Video; Chapter 10: Running Focus Groups; Knowing When to Use a Focus Group; Thinking About What You Want to Achieve; Preparing for Your Focus Groups; Running a Focus Group; Writing It All Up; Chapter 11: Taking It to the Next Level; Brainstorming: Best Practise; Working with Some Common Group Tools; Using Appreciative Inquiry; Understanding Parallel Process
- Chapter 12: Running Remote or Virtual Meetings and WorkshopsManaging Remote Meetings; Managing Hybrid Meetings; Reviewing Available Technology; Understanding Remote and Virtual Workshops; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 13: Ten Common Mistakes on the Day; Failing to Set Up Group Work Properly; Talking Too Much; Ignoring Emotion; Failing to Join the Dots; Failing to Deal with a Difficult Person; Failing to Recognise an Expert in the Room; Failing to Change What You're Doing; Thinking about the Detail Rather Than the Big Picture; Failing to Push a Group; Being Too Dogmatic
- Chapter 14: Ten Things You Have to Do When the Pressure Is On
