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1. ASSIGNMENT 18
In this assignment, you will study how a leader can conduct a variety of meetings
effectively.Read the following articles:Are You Running Meetings, Or Are Meetings Running
You? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bates-communications.com/articles-and-
newsletters/articles-and-newsletters/bid/59464/Are-You-Running-Meetings-Or-Are-
Meetings-Running-YouMatthews, A. (2009, October 14). 6 Secrets Of Effective Meetings.
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSft2OeMmzQMeeting Basics, Leading
a Meeting – Before, During and After. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.effectivemeetings.com/meetingbasics/before.aspTaking Charge of Poorly Led
Meetings When You are Not the Leader | Facilitative Leadership & Facilitator Training.
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://terrencemetz.com/2012/12/13/taking-charge-of-poorly-led-
meetings-when-you-are-not-the-leader/Attend a meeting. The meeting can be any one of
the following: A work-based meeting, Municipality, township, or school district meeting, A
meeting for an organization you might be involved with, or Any other meeting you can
identify within the course required time frame.Based on your reading, understanding of the
articles, and your experience in the meeting you attended, answer the following
questions:Where is the meeting being conducted, and what is its purpose? Is the meeting
focused on communications or problem solving, or is it a meeting with no specific agenda?Is
the meeting a regularly scheduled event, such as a monthly scheduled meeting or a meeting
to address a specific matter?Does the meeting have a set communication designed with
relevant information to advance the meeting? Please explain.Was the meeting opened with
an announcement or explanation of its purpose and importance?What was the
communication style of the meeting’s leader or facilitator?What were the leader’s bases of
power? Select from a number of conceptual paradigms and elaborate on your selection.Did
the members or attendees have an opportunity to express opinions? Were they asked for
suggestions, ideas, and information?Did you recognize any conflict, disrespect, or tension
among the members or attendees? If so, was the source of the conflict evident?Did you
observe the participants’ body language (such as posturing, positioning, or gesturing) when
different topics were introduced? Describe it.What was the intended outcome of the
meeting? Was it achieved? Why or why not? What were the pivotal moments of the meeting
which contributed to its success or failure?Next, complete the following tasks to provide an
overall critique of the meeting you attended:Identify the positive, effective qualities of the
meeting in one list, and identify the qualities which were ineffective in a separate
list.Arrange each list from top to bottom, from most important to least important.Take the

2. top three ranked factors from each list and explain the affect they had on the
meeting.Finally, imagine that you need to organize a meeting to introduce a new project in a
health service organization. The project is sufficiently complex in size and nature to require
an expanded cross-section of expertise from within and outside the organization. You are
responsible for inviting the necessary individuals and representatives of involved
departments and professional functions to the meeting.Based on the principles contained in
the articles, textbook, and elected independent research provided in the course, complete
the following tasks:Develop an agenda for the meeting.Provide information, expertise, and
background on the invited attendees. Explain the rationale and intended functional
expertise each attendee brings to the group.Recognize and develop measurable objectives
to assess the success of the planned meeting.