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How disagreeable are your meetings? Take our survey

By Ann Macfarlane | February 16, 2021

We had some wild stories at our webinar on “difficult board chair or member.” One person commented, “Seems like Zoom makes all interactions tougher and bolder.” While the norm has…

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The 12 stupidest meeting mistakes

By Ann Macfarlane | May 31, 2018 | 2

In the 20 years since Jurassic Parliament began, we’ve seen a lot of dumb things happen at meetings. Here’s our dirty dozen—a list of the 12 stupidest meeting mistakes. If…

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