4)+Leadership+Strategies

__**Leadership Strategies**__
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__**Meetings**__
Good meetings don't just happen, they require:

1) A time: set a start and stop time for your meetings and keep to them.

2) A Place: Pick a place that is conducive to the meeting's purpose. It should have enough seating for all involved and be free of distractions.

3) An agenda: Write down the items to be covered well in advance of the meeting date and in order of priority. ask group members if they have items that need to be included. Distribute the agenda before the meeting to allow members to prepare themselves. Try to allot specific time for each item. You can work the discussion time into each item or save discussion for after all the items have been covered.

4) Recorder: Make sure someone is accurately recording the minutes of the meeting. This will reduce confusion and provide documentation of what was decided and who is responsible for each task. The minutes also provide a historical record helping a committee make consistent decisions based on past precedent.

5) Leadership from all concerned: make sure the people invited to the meeting are committed to the task in order to keep the meetings productive.

6) Keep things moving: don't let the group get bogged down by little items

7) Use your authority only when necessary: to keep the group on track or to facilitate conflict resolution.

8). Handle all decisions by calling a group vote.

9). A summery: end each meeting with a summary of what has been covered and decided upon. Remind people of what they are to get done before the next meeting.

__**Brainstorming**__
Branistorming is a quick process by which a group generates new ideas. All members in a group are encouraged to verbally share their ideas.

Brainstorming rules: 1. Group size should not exceed 12. 2. Any idea is admissible, no person is allowed to negate an idea that his given during the generating session. 3. Everyone must contribute at least once. 4. All ideas are writtendown. 2 recorders may be needed in larger groups to keep up with the speed of sharing ideas. 5. A time limit is set and followed (2-5 minutes)

After brainstorming session is completed, allow time for the ideas to settle. Some outrageous ideas can be the spark that leads to a new idea. Keep brainstorming ideas in a file because the next time you attempt the event and need some fresh ideas you may not have the group power to do the brainstorming.