The agenda is the road map for any meeting. Each agenda item should have a suggested timing, and in theory, the number of items on the agenda will be calculated so the meeting will end within a reasonable time. The participants will be ready to discuss the items they know are going to be decided […]
What is malicious compliance? I would define it as following the letter of the rule or procedure, while undermining its intent. Here is a theoretical example. What if employees did not tell the boss the building was on fire, because she had said she did not want to be disturbed, no matter what? I used […]
The chairperson of every meeting is responsible for setting the tone. One assumes that all of the meeting participants have participated in training and understand how they are supposed to behave. However, it can’t hurt to remind people at the beginning of the meeting. Here is my script. “Before we approve the agenda, I […]
There are a few methods which are used for voting at a meeting. The most common is the chair asking all those in favour to please signify by saying aye and contrary minded to signify by saying nay. However, if the matter being voted on is contentious this may not be the best way to […]
I have an acronym I use to teach board members how to make decisions. The acronym ADAPPT applies to other situations as well. The acronym stands for authority, diligence, accountability, policy, prudence and transparency. Authority is the first one, because, of course if you don’t have the authority to make a decision you really don’t […]