Better Organizations during, before and after the Meeting
Welcome to dbaMeeting!
Meetings starting late?
No one prepared?
Never-ending meeting?
Why did I attend?
You can have that efficient, well-prepared meeting to make decisions and go home (or return to work). A prepared organization that conducts well-designed meetings is the difference for the attendees between a poor experience and a tremendous one.
We provide effective advice for conventions, meetings, presiding officers, and bylaws/governance document revisions. Not only do we know parliamentary procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order, but also organizational development and management as well.
Our mission is simple: Helping you be productive!
Meetings in the US
Meetings are probably one of your organization’s most expensive overhead costs, and many are considered ineffective. Every meeting – whether online or in-person – is an investment of time, money and resources. According to Forbes magazine, a total of $37 billion and one-third of the time spent in meetings each year is wasted.
Isn’t it time to increase your bottom line and reclaim the productivity of your staff and volunteers?
Total Cost (Billion $)
%
% Wasted Hours
Our Approach
We follow a rigorous, four step process regardless of whether we are working on governance documents, meeting preparations, organizational change recommendations, etc. By following these four steps, we provide you with a complete set of information so you can complete the plan and be self-sustaining into the future.
Research
How do you function today? How do you want to operate? We examine where you are and where you need to go before making any recommendations.
Analysis
We analyze the collected data, giving you options to select where you want to go. We review each option with you, helping you make the best decision.
Planning
Once a joint decision is made, we prepare a plan to follow and work with you every step of the way to accomplish the plan.
Executation
We work with you, hand in hand, until you complete your plan. We will stay with you as long as it takes to ensure your success.
Ask These 3 Questions
Before your Meeting
- Meeting Needed?
- Only those Required?
- Advance Materials?
Do we need this meeting?
Are the correct persons invited?
Do attendees have all needed materials in advance?
Productivity Numbers
The Microsoft Personal Productivity Challenge survey reveals interesting conclusions about weekly personal productivity in the United States:
Total Hours Persons Work (weekly)
Hours Unproductive (weekly)
Hours in Meetings (weekly)
%
Unproductive Meetings (weekly)
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- Even if Robert’s Rules of Order or the AIP Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure is your parliamentary authority, you can create custom rules to fit your own needs?
- Bylaws do not have to contain every rule for your association (nor be 50 pages long?) Procedure manuals can be prepared for each subject area and can be changed much more simply than bylaws!
- A Professional Presider can chair your association meeting, ensuring neutrality during contentious deliberations.
- A treasurer’s report never is “adopted,” “accepted,” or “approved;” it is simply “received” as it is given and no motion should be made. On the other hand, an auditors’ report, is “accepted” or “adopted.”
- An ex officio member has all the rights and privileges – including voting – as any member, unless those rights are constrained by your adopted rules.
- A Professional Parliamentarian can advise the President on “sticky” procedural subjects – both inside and outside of your meeting.
What People Say:
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Let us help you be better prepared!
Whether you’re looking to solve a problem, have a question, or just want to get information,just contact us right here. We’ll get you an answer quickly and easily.
