Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! Ten

Using decades of practice and research, the authors of Future Search show that most techniques used to organize meetings are counter-productive. Based on their popular presentations, Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! clarifies the principles and practices for effective meeting strategy, facilitation and change management.

Marvin R. Weisbord is a fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Science and is the author of Organizational Diagnosis, Productive Workplaces Revisited, and Discovering Common Ground.
Sandra Janoff, Ph.D., is an international consultant, psychologist, and coauthor, with Marvin Weisbord, of Future Search: An Action Guide. Weisbord and Janoff are co-directors of the Future Search Network, a global volunteer service collaborative.

Introduction : making every meeting matter	p. 1
Leading meetings	p. 13
Get the whole system in the room	p. 15
Control what you can, let go what you can't	p. 31
Explore the "whole elephant"	p. 49
Let people be responsible	p. 67
Find common ground	p. 81
Master the art of subgrouping	p. 97
Managing yourself	p. 117
Make friends with anxiety	p. 119
Get used to projections	p. 135
Be a dependable authority	p. 149
Learn to say no if you want yes to mean something	p. 163
Ten principle, six techniques : a summary	p. 173
Conclusion : changing the world one meeting at a time	p. 175
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Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! Ten Principles for Leading Meetings That Matter

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