Robert's Rules gives an order of business but doesn't mandate any particular agenda. However, the Rules do offer an agenda protocol that has been so widely used that it's almost universally accepted as a fundamental meeting plan. Not everything in the agenda shown here is necessary in ...
Without ground rules, meetings can quickly descend into chaos. For instance, some participants may try to exercise exclusive control over the discussion topics, while other members lose interest and completely disengage from the proceedings. The meeting ultimately becomes a huge waste of everyone’s t...