Isbn: 9798188840747 - the art of the meeting: a practical guide to leading the room, the conversation, and the decision (project leadership & engineering design) (4 resultados)

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What makes a meeting worth the time invested in it A meeting can fail before anyone enters the room. The purpose may be unclear, the wrong people may be invited, the space may work against the conversation, or nobody may know who actually has authority to decide.The Art of the Meeting is a practical guide to designing, leading, and improving meetings and conferences-from the first question, Does this meeting need to exist , to the final one, Was it worth the time Drawing on decades of professional experience in project management, workplace design, facilities management, technical coordination, and public service, Jouman Alsayed approaches the meeting as both a human and spatial system. The room, the conversation, the participants, the technology, and the decision process all influence what becomes possible when people come together.The book explores how to: - design meetings around outcomes rather than topics;- choose the right participants and clarify decision authority;- create meeting rooms that support visibility, acoustics, comfort, accessibility, and participation;- lead discussions without controlling every contribution;- listen, question, reformulate, and communicate with greater clarity;- manage dominating behavior, silence, interruption, resistance, defensiveness, and conflict;- distinguish facts, assumptions, preferences, and interpretations;- choose appropriate decision methods, from consensus and voting to accountable authority;- moderate conference panels, audience Q&A, breakout groups, and networking sessions;- design hybrid meetings in which remote participants are genuine participants rather than spectators;- turn decisions into actions with clear owners, due dates, and escalation paths;- evaluate whether a meeting actually justified the time invested in it.The final section provides practical checklists and templates for meetings, agendas, room setup, conference sessions, hybrid events, decision logs, action logs, difficult situations, sustainability, and post-meeting review.The Art of the Meeting is written for managers, project leaders, facilitators, consultants, engineers, conference organizers, team leaders, and anyone responsible for bringing people together to think, decide, coordinate, and act.Because a successful meeting is not measured by how much was said.It is measured by what became clearer, better coordinated, responsibly decided, or genuinely possible because people came together.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What makes a meeting worth the time invested in it?A meeting can fail before anyone enters the room. The purpose may be unclear, the wrong people may be invited, the space may work against the conversation, or nobody may know who actually has authority to decide.The Art of the Meeting is a practical guide to designing, leading, and improving meetings and conferences-from the first question, Does this meeting need to exist?, to the final one, Was it worth the time?Drawing on decades of professional experience in project management, workplace design, facilities management, technical coordination, and public service, Jouman Alsayed approaches the meeting as both a human and spatial system. The room, the conversation, the participants, the technology, and the decision process all influence what becomes possible when people come together.The book explores how to: design meetings around outcomes rather than topics;choose the right participants and clarify decision authority;create meeting rooms that support visibility, acoustics, comfort, accessibility, and participation;lead discussions without controlling every contribution;listen, question, reformulate, and communicate with greater clarity;manage dominating behavior, silence, interruption, resistance, defensiveness, and conflict;distinguish facts, assumptions, preferences, and interpretations;choose appropriate decision methods, from consensus and voting to accountable authority;moderate conference panels, audience Q&A, breakout groups, and networking sessions;design hybrid meetings in which remote participants are genuine participants rather than spectators;turn decisions into actions with clear owners, due dates, and escalation paths;evaluate whether a meeting actually justified the time invested in it.The final section provides practical checklists and templates for meetings, agendas, room setup, conference sessions, hybrid events, decision logs, action logs, difficult situations, sustainability, and post-meeting review.The Art of the Meeting is written for managers, project leaders, facilitators, consultants, engineers, conference organizers, team leaders, and anyone responsible for bringing people together to think, decide, coordinate, and act.Because a successful meeting is not measured by how much was said.It is measured by what became clearer, better coordinated, responsibly decided, or genuinely possible because people came together. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…