If it’s broken – Get it fixed
If you worked anywhere where there was machinery, or equipment or appliances and one of them did not work properly, what would you do? You’d […]
If you worked anywhere where there was machinery, or equipment or appliances and one of them did not work properly, what would you do? You’d […]
En bloc – what does it mean? En bloc simply means “as a whole”. It’s a really useful tool for many types of meetings. Here’s […]
Warning signs you’ve got a thief on your committee or board First up – context and credibility – why listen to what I’ve got to […]
Characteristics of people who chair a meeting well Decisive leaders are respected and admired. If a meeting goes round and round without a decision it […]
How informal meetings can benefit from some formal procedures If you’re frustrated because your meetings are too long, too many, and decisions aren’t being […]
Are you brave enough to challenge the meeting status quo?  It takes courage to decline a meeting request I was speaking with an exasperated […]
How informal meetings can benefit from some more formal processes If you’re frustrated because your meetings are too long, too many, and decisions aren’t being […]
Consensus decision making has a sting in the tail Caution – Consensus decision making isn’t necessarily the way to go. Recently I worked with a […]
Misinformation and Disinformation Why the difference between misinformation and disinformation in meetings matters The meaning of misinformation is often merged with that of disinformation, but they are […]
Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order in Australia? Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order? If you are in the USA – yes. If […]
Do your meetings suffer from Sunflower bias? Sunflower bias and how it works against good decision making. If you ever see a field of sunflowers, […]
My local government quest attracted media attention As a result of the intrigue my quest has created, the ABC invited me to attend their local […]
An interesting perspective on time I’m going to share 2 stories. Both about time. Story 1. I was speaking at a business association and the […]
Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes
The Quest goes on – City of Bayswater I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There […]
The Quest heads north – City of Wanneroo I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There […]
The Quest continues – City of Armadale I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There are […]
The Quest heads north – City of Wanneroo I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There […]
The second expedition on my Local Government quest I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There […]
The first expedition on my Local Government quest I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There […]
I’m on a quest My Meetings Quest is attracting media attention. I’m on a quest to visit every Perth metropolitan local government council meeting and […]
Signs to look for of fraudulent or inappropriate behaviour in organizations The vast majority of people in organizations, particularly voluntary ones, are reasonable and honest […]
Leading a meeting and playing chess are strategically similar Would you like to lead a meeting as strategically as Beth Harmon plays chess? Beth Harmon […]
High performance meetings are always safe The best performing teams have one thing in common – psychological safety. It’s exactly the same in meetings. In […]
How we shortened a 2 hour meeting down to 15 minutes and still covered everything. I had a client who had a requirement to formally […]
Halve your meeting frequency & double productivity Here’s an idea to put in your toaster and see what pops up. Halve the frequency of your […]
This may explain why things aren’t moving forward Are you and your team “Yes but” people, or “Yes and” people? Do you naturally tend to say […]
Who is the drummer in your meetings? Who sets the pace? Every meeting has a rhythm, a pace, sometimes called the cadence. Surprisingly, it’s not […]
Is it nepotism if a husband and wife serve together on the same committee? QUESTION – A vacancy occurred on a committee and a man […]
Biting the bullet on the people who are deadwood in your organisation Bite the bullet on people who are deadwood in your organisation Recently I […]
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