Posts Tagged ‘ground rules for meetings’
Follow four fundamental guidelines for successful meetings
Robert’s Rules of Order includes four fundamental guidelines that will create successful meetings.
Read MoreThe chair is not in charge of your meeting
It is a little-known fact that ultimately it is the board that is in charge of your meeting, not the chair.
Read MoreBoardroom and church – how much difference?
David Rumsey, past president of the American Translators Association, offers thoughts for the holiday season in this guest post.
Read MoreThey threw him out of Parliament. You can sanction too.
High drama in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament expelled for the day.
Read MorePut away your cell phone on the dais
Jurassic Parliament strongly recommends that local governments establish a policy requiring elected officials to put away their cell phones while on the dais.
Read MoreDon’t get chummy
City councilmembers and nonprofit board leaders should not get chummy—too familiar—with their constituents or regular members. Here’s why.
Read MoreMake better decisions using Exploratory Round Robin
You can make better decisions about complicated proposals by using the Exploratory Round Robin.
Read MoreYou must call for the negative vote
One of the surprising rules about voting is that when taking the vote, the chair MUST call for the negative vote
Read MoreSuccessful staff interaction in local government meetings
Staff interaction in local government meetings can be effective or disastrous.
Read MoreInterrupting is not allowed at meetings
Interrupting is one of the most common conversational gambits in our American society. It is not allowed at meetings run according to Robert’s Rules of Order.
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