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4 Key Steps To Get Ready for a Meeting

Let me guess…. You’re a key staff member or elected leader in your organization, and the mere mention of “the annual business meeting” gives you instant anxiety. You procrastinate, struggle...

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How To Make Discussion More Efficient

Here’s your parliamentary procedure principle of the day: The amount of time a group spends discussing each item of business at a meeting is often the determining factor for how...

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Quick Guide: Unanimous Consent

In a hot second I can tell you exactly what makes many business meetings long: It’s unnecessary discussion. On non-controversial matters. Where everyone agrees already. Good news—there’s a simple answer...

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How to Amend a Main Motion

Raise your hand if you’ve ever agreed to sit on a board or committee and then later wondered what type of brain lapse occurred to make you think that was...

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