CHAPTER 5

Lead Meetings That Get Results and That People Want to Attend

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

–CARL JUNG

Horrible meetings are a cliché of the business world, and with good reason. Many meetings are a waste of time and don’t accomplish anything. The minutes creep along while the meeting leader fritters away everyone’s time, people have meaningless conversations that don’t solve problems, and everyone is frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time. When you don’t run meetings well, not only do your results suffer, so does your credibility. In this chapter, you will learn some specific techniques for running ...

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