Dr. Gary Carlson

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Hlee, Your assumption is probably correct. The underground and rumor mill exist in almost every business. Sometimes you can avoid confrontation by staying clear of the negative communications. But when it comes in front of you with a confrontation just keep the attitude you have always seemed to have and that is you are non-emotional. Never raise your emotions to the level of the person who is presenting the emotion.. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

Joseph, I agree with your observations. This gives credence to the value of have a meeting that is well planned with the expectations for the attendees known well in advance. The meetings with type "A" personalities requires some strong structure. You can do this with allowing for each member having opportunities for ownership. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

Melanie, Preparation for a meeting is important. Knowing what your expectations and goals are for your participants make it much easier to have a productive meeting. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

Melanie, Good for you, your technique becomes the norm when you are consistent. Stay with what works for you. . Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Handling Workplace Stress

Jerome, Good leaders know the capabilities of their employees. We sometimes give tough assignments to our employees and it may stretch them. Even at being a difficult task we internally believe they can do the project. If there is doubt in your mind you have given a task to someone who is not capable we have put them in harms way. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

Carmella, Remember there are many ways to communicate to your staff. Sometimes a meeting may not be warranted. Information sharing can be done in other ways than a meeting. Meetings accomplish more than just information sharing. It is a time for team building, ownership of the direction and input possibility for communication in front of their peers. Meetings gives you a good perspective of who are in support and who is not on the train. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

Carmella, You are so right about getting everyone at your meeting, There are meetings that are scheduled that are not on anybodies calendar yet and there are meetings where they are regular scheduled meetings set for everyone to attend on the calendars for the year. The scheduled meetings that were in advance should not be missed. Obviously there may come an event where the meeting may need to be cancelled or a participant has an unavoidable conflict. These should be far and few between the normal. People who miss meetings should have an additional small group get together with you… >>>

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Is the Meeting Progressing?

Mark, Having well planned meetings save time. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Handling Workplace Stress

shawn, You have come up with great uses of your activities. Always be consistent with what works for you. A balance in your life of activity always helps to combat workplace stress. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dr. Gary Carlson

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Preparing for a Meeting

James, Meetings require good planning before the meeting. Expectations of the meeting should be shared. Priority items put on the agenda first. Anytime you have an attendee off the subject you need to call them on it and move back to the point. Each meeting needs to have a start up acitivity that will bring people to the point and start on time. Dr. Gary Carlson