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Tip 376: Don't digress, ramble, or sidetrack. |
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Determine that you'll not be part of the biggest meeting problem of all. Stay on target. If you can't remember the issue, jot yourself a note as the group moves from agenda item to item and refer to it often. Not only is the agenda topic important, but also you should keep track of where you are in the process of dealing with each topic. Are you into the overview? The analysis? The idea-generation phase? Suggesting solutions? Testing agreement on the proposed solutions? Don't be two or three steps behind everyone else. |
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Tip 377: Omit war stories. |
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While they have an audience of admirers, some people fall to the temptation of telling war stories, sharing inside jokes, and recounting wonderful things they once did. Unless time is of no importance to the rest of the group, don't. |
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Tip 378: Support, explain, or reject only one idea at a time. |
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Poorly facilitated meetings encourage people to dump everything once they finally get the floor. That is, because they have had to wait so long to get airtime, once it's granted they dump their ideas about everything that has been said so far. Don't dump. Unload your thoughts on only one issue at a time and then get off the court. If people learn to trust that you're not going to sidetrack them on several issues at once, they'll let you take the court more often. |
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Tip 379: Stop a filibuster. |
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If one person continues to monopolize the discussion on your idea, use body language to cut that person off. Break eye contact. Lower your eyes to the paper in front of you. Turn your body away from the offender. If necessary, firmly but kindly say something like: "Lisa, I think I understand your viewpoint. Let's hear from somebody else." |
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Tip 380: Use a prop to tag the motor mouth. |
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Now that we're big into incentive awards for team effort, you've probably seen the idea of the roving trophy that moves from winning department |
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