If you’ve ever manufactured a “scheduling conflict” to avoid attending a business meeting, you’re not alone. Many of us have done it—and truthfully, for good reasons. Business meetings can be...
Read MoreIf you’ve ever manufactured a “scheduling conflict” to avoid attending a business meeting, you’re not alone. Many of us have done it—and truthfully, for good reasons. Business meetings can be...
Read MoreIf you think your board and annual meetings are dull, I have just the thing to liven them up. Make them virtual! That’s right. For a small fee – or...
Read MoreIf you make a list of problem-causing parliamentary procedure events, nominations and elections will be near the top. For some reason, groups tend to wait until an election is contested...
Read MoreHere’s a common parliamentary procedure question: “Can the chair vote?” Robert’s Rules gives us some preliminary help on chair participation with a vague “yes, but only sometimes.” I’d like to take this a...
Read MoreThere are common mental images that go with the words “parliamentary procedure” or “Robert’s Rules.” One of them is a person waving his arm and yelling “Point of order!” with...
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