Mindful Meetings: Transforming Chaotic Conversations into Decisive Discussions

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Tired of meetings that go nowhere?You're not alone. Meetings often spiral into confusion, conflict, and wasted time-dominated by loud voices, derailed by hidden agendas, or bogged down in endless discussion.Mindful Meetings offers a way out.Inspired by the Buddhist Eightfold Path, David C. Rumsey introduces a practical framework for transforming meetings into spaces of clarity, fairness, and meaningful decision-making. Instead of choosing between rigid rules or free-form chaos, this book shows you how to strike the right balance-a "Middle Way" that adapts to the needs of your group.You'll learn how to:Define whether a meeting is for decision (efficiency) or discussion (expression)Structure agendas that keep conversations focused and productiveUse rules as tools-not obstacles-to guide discussionEncourage participation without letting meetings run off trackReduce ego, conflict, and emotional frictionWhether you're leading a corporate board, a nonprofit committee, or a small community group, Mindful Meetings provides clear principles and actionable techniques to make meetings shorter, sharper, and far more effective.Stop dreading meetings. Start making them matter.

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Pagina's: 128, Paperback, Ensilwood Publishing