Effective Meetings or The Entrepreneurial Educator

Effective Meetings: Improving Group Decision Making, Vol. 70

Author: John E Tropman

If group meetings seem inefficient, unproductive, and time consuming, then it's time to invest in a text that can assist in making the most of group decision-making meetings. Effective Meetings establishes the rules for effective group decision making, outlines the positions and roles for effective group decision making, and examines the different types of decision groups. Since the first edition, the context in which organizations exist and work has greatly changed, and this volume accounts for these changes by addressing issues such as the competitive environment, more resilient organizational structures, and emphasis on quality and evaluation. The second edition has been updated to include references to some of the critical issues facing agencies today such as family and community violence, health care, and homelessness. For illustrative purposes, this volume uses a variety of meetings including advisory groups, staff meetings, board meetings, intergroups, and intercultural meetings. Unlike the first edition that targeted a more general management, this edition is specifically written for human services. Effective Meetings, Second Edition is essential reading for students in social work, human services, management, and public administration. Practitioners in managerial and development positions will also find this edition extremely useful.

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Establishes rules for effective group decision making, outlines positions and roles for various group members, and explains strategies for different types of decision groups, including staff meetings, advisory groups, board meetings, intergroups, and intercultural meetings. Includes chapter exercises and humorous vignettes. This second edition addresses issues such as the competitive environment, organizational structures, and quality and evaluation, and is targeted toward human services. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface to the First Edition
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	The Modern Decision Group	1
2	Recruitment of Participants	11
3	Preparations for Effective Decision Making	17
4	Templates for Action: The Agenda, the Minutes, and Reports	27
5	Achieving an Effective Meeting: Mechanics of Decision Group Process	43
6	The Chair	53
7	The Member	63
8	The Staffer	69
9	The Executive	77
10	Roles in Meetings	85
11	The Board	93
12	The Advisory Group	107
13	The Staff Group	113
14	Evaluation and Accountability	121
15	Developing a Perspective	125
	References	129
	Suggested Readings	131
	About the Author	133

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The Entrepreneurial Educator

Author: Robert J J Brown

Demands for vouchers, charter schools, the growth of home schooling and the rebirth of private education are creating increased competition for public schools. This primer and toolkit for the educators of tomorrow offers skill development ideas, specific ideas, examples, and questions that will guide school leaders as they compete in the new educational marketplace.

Author Biography: Robert J. Brown is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jeffrey R. Cornwall holds the Sandra Schultz Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas.