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Assignment:

Have you ever thought about how leaders develop in meetings, or how decisions are made? Certainly, sometime the best ideas win out, but sometimes a meeting is affected more by the personalities of participants that by the ideas presented. This week, we are going to consider how good leaders conduct meetings so all participants can be involved, and the time spent is valuable to the participants.

Think about meetings you have attended, including business meetings, orientations such as ones offered here at the college, or meetings of organizations to which you belong. Consider what made your meetings successful or unsuccessful.

Part 1: Read this list of tips for running a good meeting. Which tip is the most important? Is there another suggestion that you would you add to this list? Suggest at least one other site that has good information, or include a suggestion based on your own experience. Your response should be at least three sentences.

Another consideration is how to avoid groupthink. What is groupthink? It's when people go along with a group's consensus decision making because it's easier than voicing a different opinion, even if you don't really agree. Here's a short article that covers that phenomenon.

Obviously, this question requires your opinion, but make sure to back up your opinion with supporting material from the textbook or other readings. One of the most valuable things you can share with your classmates is your own experiences. Your experiences are different from the experiences of others, and any story that you are willing to share about the subject at hand, and what you learned from it, is a generous gift for other students.

This is the list con you write about 2 and 3

1. Set strict time limits.

Your employees' time is valuable, so limit the length of the meeting to one hour, or less, if you can. And end the meeting on time, even if the agenda topic is not completed. When you set strict time limits, employees can better plan their workday around the meeting, with the expectation that they will be released from the meeting on time. Additionally, this will force meeting planners to condense their agendas to only the topics that really matter.

2. Create and distribute a meeting agenda ahead of time.

Have a clear agenda distributed in advance that announces the goal of the meeting and anticipated outcomes. Ensure the agenda has a limited number of action and discussion items. This meeting agenda will help keep the meeting on track and can help you stick to your anticipated time limit.