Hundreds of meetings fill our lives. Many are deadly dull. Some crash. Some soar. Some exclude. Some embrace diverse perspectives and generate great results. THRIVE: The Facilitator's Guide to Radically Inclusive Meetings is packed with proven methods to engage all voices and make meetings a joy. Whether you are a nonprofit or business leader, manager, consultant, planner, or simply someone who wants your meetings to be more productive, THRIVE is for you.
THRIVE teaches dozens of techniques to include all voices and generate maximum results in all types of meetings, retreats, and conferences. Readers will learn the following:

• Deep listening skills to bett er empathize and understand clients and co-workers.

• How to develop personal mindfulness and emotional intelligence to bett er lead groups with poise.

• How to build mutual respect through behavioral covenants, especially helpful in multicultural settings.

• How to craft agendas with clear purpose, process and specific outcomes.

• How to engage every voice through group planning techniques including World Café, Open Space Technology and Appreciative Inquiry.

• How to facilitate strategic plans that lead to whole systems change.

• How to facilitate effectively in polarized and conflicted meetings.

• How to facilitate well in every setting imaginable.
182 pages