Breaking Robert's Rules

The New Way to Run Your Meeting, Build Consensus, and Get Results

Lawrence E. Susskind, Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

192 pages, parution le 26/10/2006

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Résumé

Every day in communities across America hundreds of diverse groups hold meetings where they spend their time engaged in shouting matches and acrimonious debate. The procedures that most groups rely on to reach decisions were first laid out as Robert's Rules more than 150 years ago. These arcane rituals, based mainly on majority rule, usually produce a very dissatisfied minority that expects to raise its concerns, again, at the next possible meeting.

Breaking Robert's Rules clearly spells out how any group can work together effectively. Written in a non-technical and engaging style, and containing clear ideas and instructions that anyone can understand and use, this one-of-a-kind guide will prove an essential tool for any group desperate to find ways of making their meetings more effective.

Features:

Explains the specific problems that prevent a group's progress
Gives solid advice on how groups can move forward without resorting to "majority rules"
Outlines the five key steps toward consensus building
Includes a one-page "Handy Guide" and a case study demonstrating how ideas can also be applied in a corporate context
Perfect for formal groups such as committees and boards, as well as informal groups such as church groups, social clubs, neighborhood associations, and ad hoc committees

L'auteur - Lawrence E. Susskind

Lawrence Susskind est professeur de la chaire Ford au Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) et directeur du Programme de Concertation publique à la Harvard Law School. Fondateur du Consensus Building Institute, il est médiateur expérimenté.

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L'auteur - Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

Jeffrey L. Cruikshank is the author or coauthor of numerous books for practicing managers, including The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School (Harvard Business School Press). He also played a key role in developing several McGraw-Hill titles, including The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powel'l and The Essential Vince Lombardi.

Sommaire

Overcoming the tyranny of the majority and other problems associated with Robert's rules of order
- Why break Robert's rules?
- What is consensus?
- Getting the right people to the table
- Assigning tasks and leadership responsibilities
- The importance of facilitation
- Confirming that agreement has been reached
- Crafting "nearly self-enforcing" agreements
- Overcoming the barriers to CBA
The five essential steps in the consensus building approach (CBA)
- Step 1 Convening
- Step 2 Assigning roles and responsibilities
- Step 3 Facilitating group problem solving
- Step 4 Reaching agreement
- Step 5 Holding parties to their commitments

App. A Convincing others to use the consensus building approach - a checklist
App. B Suggested ground rules
App. C Being a good facilitator
App. D General Robert goes to town meeting
App. E Consensus building in the workplace
App. F Handy guide to the five essential steps in the consensus building approach (CBA)
App. G Background readings

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Lawrence E. Susskind, Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
Parution	26/10/2006
Nb. de pages	192
Format	14 x 20
Couverture	Broché
Poids	265g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780195308365
ISBN13	978-0-19-530836-5