Roberta's Rules of Order: Sail Through Meetings for Stellar Results Without the Gavel: A Guide for Nonprofits and Other Teams

By Alice Collier Cochran

Book Overview

This one-of-a-kind book challenges nonprofit leaders (and anyone who runs meetings) to retire Robert's Rules of Order and adopt a simpler, friendlier, and more effective method for conducting meetings--Roberta's Rules of Order. Using traditional sailing ships as a metaphor, meetings and governance expert Alice Collier Cochran helps groups make the journey from the "shore" that represents the culture of Robert's Rules--procedural formality, debate, simple majority rule--to the opposite "shore" of Roberta's Rules--informality, dialogue, and decision-making options.? In doing so, she helps them to conduct friendlier, more effective meetings and to take the first step toward creating flexible, democratic organizations.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787964239
• ISBN13: 9780787964238
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"