Goals Explore integrated leadership concepts through the

lens of meeting design

Provide tips and techniques for more effective leadership in groups

Hold the space to allow sharing of the wisdom gathered in this room.

Integrated Leadership“Integrated leadership” simply means bringing together

diverse elements into a harmonious whole:

Gathering information, ideas, and statistics into sensible form;

Pulling people together to respond to this data; and

Coordinating actions that bring the maximum benefit to all involved.

Agenda Welcome & Overview

How Meetings Serve Organizations: What Is an Effective Meeting?

Meeting Design Process and Tips

Break

Facilitation Skills and Tips

Meditation

Synthesis

Closing

Groups gather…

Why do we meet? To inform

To persuade

To brainstorm

To plan

To decide

We’re complicated…Differences

Culture

Gender

Generation

Learning Mode

Personality types

Similarities

Connect to Story

Mind/Body/Spirit

Neurology/Physiology

Authentic Needs

Participants; Purpose; Environment; Agenda; Roles; Pre- and Post-Meeting Prep

Meeting Roles Recorder

Timekeeper

Reporter

Facilitator

Meeting Roles: Facilitator

The Facilitator:

Introduces the topic

Asks open ended questions

Makes sure everyone is heard

Summarizes

Design a Meeting! You are part of a neighborhood action group,

gathering to launch a petition campaign. (or other scenario)

In your group, discuss the meeting design, incorporating the who, what, where, and why’s that we have talked about today.

Take 20 minutes. You won’t finish the entire design!

Select Roles: Facilitator; Recorder; Reporter; Timekeeper; Participant

Reporter: Please share the group’s 3 top observations/learnings.