Dealing with people

There are some basic tools for working with groups.  Click on the item for the details.

1. Position the meeting to anticipate what might happen:  Create the rules of engagement before getting to the content
2. Early on,  propose simple decision rules that allow you to have a definition of agreement

I have  also designed and facilitated eight successful merger processes for organizations.  Here is some thinking on the mechanics of these kind of efforts:

1. Use leadership to drive the merger inquiry
2. Lock down the merger’s decision-making process