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THE 7 GROUND RULES TO GOOD MEETINGS dan page There’s a reason meetings can be miserable experiences. Actually, there are hundreds of reasons. Thus, our meeting experts, including John Nawn, founder of The Perfect Meeting, assembled a list of seven must-do’s if you want your team to stay inspired (and awake) the next time you get them together: coffeehouse—not a brand-name franchise, but where the locals gather. while you might find yourself surrounded by the self-employed, your team will have access to comfortable chairs, the internet and an environment that takes all the stuffiness out of your gathering. Here are three of our favorites: ThE OCTANE COffEE BAr (Atlanta; octanecoffee .com) Bon Appétit named this local hangout one of the country’s top 10 boutique coffee shops, while Travel & Leisure felt it worthy of inclusion on its america’s coolest coffeehouses list. But another reason why we love this spot (besides the pastries, quiches and crescents) is this: if your team gets carried away and the meeting runs really long, they also serve beer and wine. fAIr GrINdS (new Orleans; fairgrinds.com) You have to love a coffee shop that has a mission statement—in this case, “Providing you a good place to visit, think, work and meet with your friends, colleagues or neighbors.” But the thing we like most about Fair Grinds is that it frequently partners with non-profits, offering its second-story meeting space for events “that build our community and our people.” Now that’s the cream in the coffee. STAr LOuNGE (Chicago; starloungecoffee.com) if there’s a coffee shop and meeting place with a greater neighborhood feel than this one, we’d be surprised. Yes, the art on the wall is local, the attitude defiantly anti-Starbucks and the baristas fraught with the same manic energy one associates with folks who brew their own beer. No wonder they proudly claim to be “the birthplace and living face of Dark matter coffee” (whatever that is) and “the bohemian capital of chicago’s west side.” in short, let’s meet! [ J WM MAGAZINE 79 j w m a r r i o t t. c o m 1. Write out your goals and objectives for the meeting. 2. Circulate the meeting agenda at least 24 hours in advance. 3. Invite (only) the right people. 4. Start on time. 5. End on time. 6. Establish roles: leader, timekeeper, recorder. 7. Summarize key points and get consensus on action steps before the next meeting. http://www.starloungecoffee.com http://www.fairgrinds.com http://www.JWMARRIOTT.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JWM - Volume 3, Issue 3

JWM - Summer 2013
Table of Contents
JW Experts
Contributors
Editor’s Letter
Distinctive Products, People, Ideas & Style
A Quiet Place
Powering Down
Sonoma
Industrial Arts
The Portal
Downtown Dreaming
Sky High
Greens Revolution
Rethinking the Bored Room
JW Experience
My Passion

JWM - Volume 3, Issue 3