Organizational Development Consultant and Leadership Coach

Fifteen Techniques for Implementing Decisions: #4 Individual Action Planning

November 17, 2014

“Sometimes I wish people would take responsibility for their own part in implementation. We have people from different areas of the organization in the room and I they would say what they will do to help us achieve our goals. Do you have any suggestions?”

#4: Individual Action Planning

What is Individual Action Planning?

Individual Action Planning is a simple technique for identifying individual commitments and contributions to the implementation of a goal.

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Mission Critical Meetings: 81 Practical Facilitation Techniques

August 23, 2014

Most people believe that meetings are a huge waste of time — and they’re right. Though meetings are essential to the life of any organization, they tend to be boring, inefficient, and unproductive. But they don’t have to be. Mission Critical Meetings: 81 Practical Facilitation Techniques shows you how to plan and facilitate meetings that participants will look forward to. You’ll learn how to:

  • improve meeting productivity
  • boost creativity and teamwork
  • effectively gather information and brainstorm ideas
  • make and implement decisions
  • evaluate the effectiveness of your meetings

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