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We enjoyed the session, and found many themes resonating with the goals and orientation that we are addressing with the Practicing Management effort. There's much you can to do improve the meetings you run - and attend! - if you draw on the practice of preparing-acting-reflecting on every meeting. To follow up on some specific things, we thought we'd add a few thoughts and resources here. We've listed highlights from your "Notes to Self" and uploaded SloanPM:our notes from the discussion on what to do before and after meetings. Also check out SloanPM:the powerpoints that we showed--including some more detail on some of the key ideas. And don't forget the opportunity to SloanPM:Create Your Own Checklist of actions before and after a meeting.
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Many of you asked what you can do in the midst of a meeting that's going badly. One useful piece of advice: have a few stock phrases ready to go that can advance the meeting or sidestep a problem area. Here are some thoughts and suggestions on such transitions, culled from a book.
Follow-up readings
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