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There was an old book on the topic. Roberts Rules of Order
by edoceo 10y ago
There was an old book on the topic. Roberts Rules of Order
- jgamman 10y agoi don't think it's old as in not referenced anymore - i seem to recall the US Senate uses it as their rule book? or Heinlein sent me wrong...
- pjscott 10y agoOld as in "published in 1876". It's still widely used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_authority
- walshemj 10y agoAnd in the UK there is Citrines ABC of Chairmanship which plays a similar role. Unfortunetly both the UK and the USA executives "get up to naughty shit" as a MP (EX Whip and a candidate for the speaker ) said to me once in the bar at conference :-)
- ap22213 10y agoIt'd be hilarious if one of my co-workers tried to break out the ole Roberts Rules at a typical meeting.... Meetings are bad enough.
- zeveb 10y agoThat's the thing — the rules of order are intended to make meetings function smoothly, even when the attendees hate one another. And the rules themselves anticipate that not every meeting needs to use every rule. The basic ideas are good ones (e.g. record minutes of the meeting or the chairman should run the meeting but not take sides).
- walshemj 10y agoMaybe he should you need a chair who will to take a stand and enforce the rules.