LET'S STOP MEETING LIKE THIS
Think meetings kill productivity? This book invites you to think again by introducing a new way to meet that brings people together for productive cross-functional and cross-generational collaboration. The authors, leading consultants Dick and Emily Axelrod, have field-tested this approach for thirty years, and they offer a flexible, repeatable process that's helped get real work done in thousands of meetings across all sorts of organizations. Its many users will never go back. Neither will you.
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Richard Axelrod, MBA
Emily Axelrod, MSW, MAT
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Entemanns
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Helene Curtis
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The Boeing Company
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Detroit Edison
Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
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ABOUT THE AXELROD GROUP
We transform business interactions into collaborative, human experiences. We do this by working with individuals, teams, organizations, and systems to improve performance. Our work with you is a cooperative effort that blends your understanding of your situation and our experience. Taken individually or collectively, we provide you with a menu of options for transforming your organization.
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