Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers: More Than 50 Icebreakers, Energizers, and Other Creative Activities That Get Results - Softcover

Miller, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814409334 ISBN 13: 9780814409336

Publisher: AMACOM, 2008

Synopsis

The tone you set in the first few minutes of a meeting is a key determining factor in whether your efforts will prove to be successful--or a poor use of time. Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers gives readers the tools, activities, and advice they need to create the kind of open, energetic, and relaxed atmosphere that leads to effective meetings and serious results. Designed to take the anxiety out of meetings and encourage creative and practical discussion, the book contains meeting starters that will help you: ease introductions for people who don’t know each other; warm up the group before moving them into more difficult territory; generate lively dialogue and sharing of ideas; effectively split attendees up into work groups; expedite brainstorming and promote problem-solving; and more. For anyone charged with the task of running meetings, Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Mangers helps you plan and execute a successful meeting by providing the tools to facilitate strong right out of the gate.

About this title

Book Description:

How effective a meeting will be depends on the tone set in the first few minutes...and it’s up to the person running it to set that tone. Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers gives readers the tools, activities, and advice they need to create the kind of open, energetic, and relaxed atmosphere that lead to effective meetings and serious results. Designed to take the anxiety out of meetings and encourage creative and practical discussion, the book contains meeting starters that will help managers, team leaders, and facilitators:

ease introductions for people who don’t know each other · warm up the group before moving them into more difficult territory · generate lively dialogue and sharing of ideas · effectively split attendees up into work groups · expedite brainstorming and promote problem-solving · and more

For anyone charged with the task of running meetings, this book is the answer.

About the Author:

BRIAN COLE MILLER is the principal of Working Solutions, Inc., a management training and consulting firm whose clients include Nationwide Insurance, Kellogg's, and the Ohio State University. He is the author of Keeping Employees Accountable for Results and other popular books.

About this edition

• Publisher: AMACOM
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0814409334
• ISBN 13: 9780814409336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192