Questions For Panelists by Kelly Grimmett https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST Beth Schneider is the Associate Head of School at Mary McDowell Friends School and will participate in the large group leadership breakout session. Jason Harris is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Friends Seminary and will participate in the leading 1 on 1 meetings and group discussions around diversity. breakout session. en-us 2016-02-24 12:35:20 UTC 2016-03-04 17:56:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/announcement.jpg What is the difference between "facilitating" and "leading" a meeting? kgrimmett https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/97009467 2016-02-24 15:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/97009467 What type of planning is involved in running effective faculty meetings? kgrimmett https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/97009791 2016-02-24 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/97009791 What are your best tips for preventing a meeting from being hijacked? Is it ever OK to let your meeting get hijacked?   https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98784044 2016-03-03 15:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98784044 What are the advantages of a large group meeting over a series of smaller ones? I often wonder if we call whole school meetings more out of habit than necessity - especially when smaller groups may be more effective.   https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98785616 2016-03-03 15:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98785616 Name the one nagging concern that plagues you most just before you open a meeting you are running?  How do you deal with it?  https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98786244 2016-03-03 15:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98786244 What's the best way to rotate or delegate the facilitation of meetings? https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98803364 We want the work to be spread out, but it's clear that some people are better at this than others. Sometimes that means that it's a small group of people who end up doing all the work all the time, which can lead to frustration or resentment (not from me, I promise! ;)).]]> 2016-03-03 16:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98803364 To what degree should a meeting's agenda be set collaboratively and to what degree should the agenda be set by the leader? mmann10 https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98817735 2016-03-03 16:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98817735  How do you engage faculty members who are not actively participating?  https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98860653 2016-03-03 18:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98860653 Does room arrangement matter? What are some arrangements that have worked well in your experience? https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98861082 2016-03-03 18:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98861082 What's the most effective way to give and/or get feedback on meetings? https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98861241 2016-03-03 18:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98861241 How do you decide when to use your meetings for debating/discussing ideas vs making an 'executive' decision? achaney12_1 https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98887602 Al Pittampalli (Modern Meeting Standard) calls meetings the ultimate stalling tactic for decision making. When - if ever - is a meeting a good time to problem-solve as a group?]]> 2016-03-03 19:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98887602 Do you have any tips for encouraging/supporting faculty to come to meetings prepared? achaney12_1 https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98889573 Meetings are better when they build on good preparation - when everyone can hit the ground running. In a corporate environment, you might simply tell the unprepared to leave. We don't do that in schools. How can we make sure everyone does their 'homework'?]]> 2016-03-03 19:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98889573 https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98919588 How do you encourage the greatest naysayers of your department to participate, come to the table, be productive in a meeting?  ]]> 2016-03-03 21:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/98919588 How do you make best use of the person(s) at a meeting who regularly dominate the conversation? They may have something good to offer, but are known as the one to always speak, offer up more than is necessary, and feel that their opinion is the one that everyone is wanting to hear? mmann10 https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99008930 2016-03-04 12:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99008930 How often do you think a department or a division should meet?  How do you avoid the feeling of "we are having a meeting because it is on the schedule"? https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99027643 2016-03-04 14:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99027643 How do you handle an individual who becomes belligerent, or even inappropriate, during a department heads meeting?  (Or any other type of meeting for that matter.) https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99069509 2016-03-04 16:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99069509 How do you help the group avoid the "group think" mindset, and encourage individuals to confidently express their own viewpoints and creativity? https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99100478 2016-03-04 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kgrimmett/ELI_QUEST/wish/99100478