Meetings are ... when‚ Minutes are kept‚ and Hours are wasted ! Managing Effective Meetings Mario Fonseka FCMA‚ Dip. M (UK)‚ FSCMA‚ MBA (Merit) Group Discussion: What are the Critical Aspects to ‘focus’ on‚ if one is to conduct an effective meeting ? Key Areas for a Successful Meeting • Why meet ? Is a meeting essential ? • Planning the meeting • Role and importance of an ‘Agenda’ • Role of the ‘Chair’ of the meeting • Making ‘Minutes’ more meaningful and useful • Encouraging member
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Regular Council Meeting April 1‚ 2010 Mayor Thomas L. Hardesty called the regular council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with the following council members present: Alan Matthews‚ Mike Zoeller‚ Donna Eaton‚ and George Best. Absent: Shane Suttor and Jon Swindler. City Employees Present: Jennifer Herrell‚ Judy Smith‚ Kevin Calvert‚ Tom Doyle‚ Inez Harris‚ and Jeff Tennill. City Attorney: Frank Chuppe. Councilmember Best gave the invocation. All present pledged allegiance to the flag
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Rain Go away Come again another day is what the saints and new Pastor Rev. Dr. Robert Walker‚ 59‚ said to themselves at the 156th Camp Meeting Services at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church-Magothy. “When we all get together and get on one accord and point our minds in the same direction which is kingdom building and saving souls‚” said 2nd Captain Ernest Osborne Jr. of Mt. Zion UMC Magothy Singing Praying Band 31. “It’s a beautiful thing.” Camp meeting is a 7-day long revival. It typically
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CELEBRATIONS OF EASTER SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH Have you ever sat back and thought about the different traditions that we celebrate in America as well as all around the world? Some of these traditions may include holidays‚ sporting events‚ and weddings. We celebrate certain traditions for religious reasons‚ for memorial reasons‚ and just for the fact that what we are celebrating is a tradition‚ and we wish to keep it that way. But some of the traditions that date back thousands of years have been altered
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"A Meeting in the Dark" This short story by Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ is a captivating story about a young man trapped in a conflict that many young men face today. The young man‚ John‚ rebellious of his father and living in two different worlds‚ struggles with his girlfriend‚ Wamuhu‚ to find a solution to their problem. Unsure of what his parents will think when they find out what John and Wamuhu have done‚ John begins to panic and accidentally does the unthinkable. John’s father was a very religious
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The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator is a really nice set of questions that designed to help people to perceive their preferences and make decisions for the future. My four letter code is ENFP with is stand for Extroversion‚ Intuition‚ Feeling and Perception. I used both the Ball State University website for Careers‚ Majors‚ and Personality Types as well as the the Wikipedia page of Myers–Briggs Type Indicator to review the specific character for my personality type. I find all four letter code fit my
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test which provides a definition and well-ordered descriptions of one’s behaviors and traits. There are four continua of traits that generate 16 unique personality types. Upon completion of the MBTI‚ I received the personality type ENFJ. The findings and descriptions of how each trait and the overall temperament rating connect to my work‚ life‚ and personal habits are discussed. Introduction In 1943‚ the mother and daughter team of Katharine
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Task 1: Make meeting arrangements 1- Name three types of meeting and their purposes and three ways that meeting can be conducted. Meeting Purpose Conducted Formal meeting (e.g. Annual Elect the Board of directors The meeting is conducted by General Meeting) and inform members of a chairperson‚ it includes an previous and future agenda which provide the activities. order of the meeting items‚ action items or agreements must be nominated by one participant and supported or approved
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The Myers-Briggs personality type test is one of most used and respected psychological assessments. It contains 16 different personality types and is suppose to represent all the different types of personalities in the world. It is not uncommon for businesses‚ government jobs and other institutions to incorporate the test to see whether an individual would fit into the culture and atmosphere of the company. According to the test‚ I am a ESTJ (Extravert(31%)‚ Sensing(1%)‚ Thinking(28%)‚ Judging(28%))
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Minutes forms an essential part of most meetings. Their purpose is firstly to record Action Points‚ ie‚ what actions have been decided upon‚ who is responsible and what the milestones and deadlines are. Secondly they record summaries of the discussions held at the meeting. Taking minutes is a skilled job because the minute taker has to follow what can be confusing and inarticulate debates and summarise accurately what was said. After the meeting the minutes should be checked with the chairperson to
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