HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter (HBR Guide Series) - Softcover

Review, Harvard Business

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1633692175 ISBN 13: 9781633692176

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2016

Synopsis

Make every minute count. Your calendar is full, and yet your meetings don t always seem to advance your work. Problems often arise with unrealistic or vague agendas, off-track conversations, tuned-out participants who don t know why they re there, and follow-up notes that no one readsor acts on. Meetings can feel like a waste of time. But when you invest a little energy in preparing yourself and your participants, you ll stay focused, solve problems, gain consensus, and leave each meeting ready to take action. With input from over 20 experts combined with useful checklists, sample agendas, and follow-up memos, the HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter will teach you how to: Set and communicate your meeting s purpose Invite the right people Prepare an achievable agenda Moderate a lively conversation Regain control of a wayward meeting Ensure follow-through without babysitting or haranguing Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, from a source you trust. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges."

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Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 11 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1633692175
• ISBN 13: 9781633692176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240