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Ugh-meetings. They're where productivity goes to die, right? There has to be a better way. According to leading consultants Dick and Emily Axelrod, there is. Using the same principles that make video games so engaging and that transformed the numbing assembly line into the dynamic shop floor, the Axelrods outline a flexible and adaptable system used to run truly productive meetings in all kinds of organizations-meetings where people create concrete plans, accomplish tasks, build connections, and move projects forward. They show how to design every aspect of a meeting-from the way you greet people at the beginning to how you sum the meeting-so real work actually gets done. Those who have adopted this system will never go back. Neither will you.

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'Most senior executives do not know how to make meetings productive. But as the world becomes more interdependent, meetings will become more frequent and a more necessary part of the work of organizations. Rather than waste time in and get mad at meetings, read this book and learn how to make them more productive.'--Edgar H. Schein, Prof. Emeritus, MIT Slo

'Dick and Emily Axelrod have done an amazing job in their new book, helping us navigate through our most precious resource--time. The time we spend in conference room meetings is increasing, and Let's Stop Meeting Like This maps out a reliable process to maximize our return on investment in meetings.'--Eric Lindblad, VP and GM, 747 Program, B 'By applying a fresh four-step process rooted in their benchmark research on engagement, the Axelrods offer a way to move meetings from something to be dreaded to a valuable and essential business tool.'--Tom Jasinski, VP of Human Resources Met 'Most senior executives do not know how to make meetings productive. But as the world becomes more interdependent, meetings will become more frequent and a more necessary part of the work of organizations. Rather than waste time in and get mad at meetings, read this book and learn how to make them more productive.'--Edgar H. Schein, Prof. Emeritus, MIT Slo

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Dick and Emily Axelrod co-founded The Axelrod Group, Inc., a consulting firm that pioneered the use of employee involvement to effect large-scale organizational change. Now Dick brings more than thirty-five years of consulting and teaching experience to his work. Dick co-authored You Don't Have to Do It Alone: How to Involve Others to Get Things Done, which the New York Times called the best of the current crop of books on this subject. For many years, Wes Bleed could be heard reporting and anchoring the news on WGN Radio in Chicago, nationally for the ABC Radio Network, and hosting Dateline 720. He has a strong reputation as a solid and ethical journalist with a long history in the Chicago media. Currently, Wes is on staff with a public affairs and relations firm. He shares his insights on media, politics and communication strategies with a wide variety of audiences.

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