Released on: June 10, 2008, 6:21 am

Press Release Author: S.Lee

Industry: Human Resources

Press Release Summary: Why do we keep having meetings that are ineffective and
nonproductive when the solution is so simple? Shirley Fine Lee presents four
components of better meetings in her book "R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach."
This book provides examples and forms for skill development. It is now available on
www.Amazon.com.

Press Release Body: Why do we keep having meetings that are ineffective and
nonproductive when the solution is so simple? Where do we find the solution to bad
meetings? A different kind of meeting management book - "R.A!R.A! A Meeting
Wizard's Approach" is available on www.Amazon.com. It suggests any meeting can be
made better by adding one or more of the components of the acronym R.A!R.A! The
author, Shirley Fine Lee, feels each component does something to provide better
results before, during, and after the meeting. The more components utilized changes
meetings from bad to good and frequent use of all components should move good
meetings to great. So what does R.A!R.A! stand for? The four components of
R.A!R.A! are Roles, Agenda, Records, and Actions.

According to the meeting wizard, assigned roles are very important to successful
meetings. The roles should be assigned prior to the meeting so people know which
ones they have. If roles were not assigned, then they should be assigned at the
beginning of the meeting before going over the agenda. The agenda should also be
created before the meeting so everyone knows what is expected to occur during the
meeting. If necessary, the agenda may be quickly created or revised and then agreed
upon at the start of the meeting.

The wizard says records and action assignment are not only for meeting follow-up.
Having them visible during meetings can increase effectiveness and productivity
during the meeting as well. Records should contain any idea generation, major
discussion, and decision making that occurs. Actions should be recorded as they
come up and assigned to someone with a due date before the meeting closes.

Although the four components are the foundation of the process diagramed in the book
"R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach", it is not the entire book. The book
includes information and forms on preparing for, tracking, and evaluating meetings.
It also includes an imaginative section on typical meeting disruptions and how to
handle them, which Mrs. Lee refers to as "beastly problems". To find out more,
check out the book on www.Amazon.com.


Web Site: http://www.ShirleyFineLee.com

Contact Details: To find out more or contact author, go to website
http://www.ShirleyFineLee.com