Robert's Rules For Dummies
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-118-29404-8 (ISBN)
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Discover why Robert's Rules "rule" If you belong to any type of organization from school board to garden club to bowling league to trade association chances are this book can save you many boring meeting minutes. This friendly guide translates Robert's Rules of Order, the essential guide for conducting meetings of all types, into principles you can understand and apply the next time "Billy Bully" tries to dominate the discussion or "Debbie Dictator" issues another edict. If you've ever been frustrated at the way condominium association business was (or wasn't) conducted or fidgeted while PTA members debated whether to have goldfish or pencils as prizes for the elementary school carnival, this is the book for you. Written by a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, it covers everything from the basics of bylaws that establish the real framework of your organization to the requirements for a legal meeting, from how to use an agenda to plan your next meeting and keep things on track to voting procedure and putting ideas into motion and so much more.
* This new edition is published in response to the revised 11th edition of Robert's Rules of Order * Techniques for following parliamentary procedures to effectively manage meetings of any size * Helps you stay current with the latest updates to the rules of order and parliamentary procedure Complete with a glossary of parliamentary terms and sample agendas, reports, and minutes, this guide has everything you need but a gavel. Whether you belong to an elite country club or a civic organization, an investment club or a volunteer fire department, when you use the principles in this book, meetings won't be dominated by the loudest or pushiest member or go on and on and on and on and on ...
C. Alan Jennings holds a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP) credential from the National Association of Parliamentarians. He is a past president of the Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, and is a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians.
Introduction 1 Part I: It s Parliamentary, My Dear: Participating Effectively in Meetings 7 Chapter 1: Following the Rules (Robert s, That Is) 9 Chapter 2: Defining the Organization: Bylaws and Other Rules 17 Chapter 3: Meetings: Making Group Decisions 35 Chapter 4: Notice and a Quorum 49 Chapter 5: Ordering Business: The Agenda 59 Part II: Motions: Putting Ideas into Action 69 Chapter 6: Main Motions: Proposing Ideas for Group Action 71 Chapter 7: Debate: Discussing the Pros and Cons of Ideas 87 Chapter 8: Making Group Decisions: Voting on the Motion 103 Chapter 9: Subsidiary Motions: Helping to Process the Main Motion 121 Chapter 10: Privileged Motions: Getting Through the Meeting 147 Chapter 11: Incidental Motions: Dealing with the Questions of Procedure 163 Chapter 12: Haven t We Decided This Already? Motions That Bring a Question Again Before the Assembly 195 Part III: Getting Involved in Leadership 213 Chapter 13: Who s Going to Do the Work? Following Nomination Procedures 215 Chapter 14: Holding Elections and Making Appointments 227 Chapter 15: Running the Show: Officers and Directors 241 Chapter 16: Gearing Up for the Real Action: Committees 255 Chapter 17: Reporting to Your Organization 267 Chapter 18: Disciplining and Removing Officers or Members 279 Chapter 19: Starting a New Association 289 Chapter 20: The Convention of Delegates: A Special Kind of Assembly 301 Part IV: The Part of Tens 311 Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Meeting Procedure Myths 313 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Presiding Officers 321 Chapter 23: Ten Motion Mistakes to Avoid 327 Chapter 24: Ten Custom Rules to Consider 333 Appendix A: Glossary of Parliamentary Terms 341 Appendix B: Sample Agendas, Reports, and Minutes 349 Index 369
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 510 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-29404-1 / 1118294041 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-29404-8 / 9781118294048 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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