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Running an effective meeting: meetings are a prime opportunity to show off your leadership skills.(Management & Careers)

Government Finance Review

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Herbert Hoover once said "When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting"

Here's a question to consider: Have you ever attended a meeting that was productive from start to finish: clear agenda; engagement from all participants 100 percent of the time; decisions made; action items clarified; no Blackberries, cell phones, or lap-top diversions; commitment to all outcomes discussed? If you answer yes to the question above, you are in the minority.

* Meetings are a key way in which business is done, and there are approximately 11 million meetings in the United States everyday.(1)

* One thousand executives say ...

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