"(This book) deals with a topic whose importance is evident to anyone familiar with the human service field, where innumerable hours are inevitably spent in meetings. This book's basic premise is that group decsion making is valuable and essential in our modern society because it brings together individuals with a variety of different expertise, values and experiences in order to solve complex problems.... Tropman presents specific procedures to help participants improve decision making by utilizing the contribution of all group members appropriately, and he offers some explicit guidelines and techniques for this purpose."
- Social Casework
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978-0-8039-1520-6 (9780803915206)
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John E. Tropman teaches at the University of Michigan in the School of Social Work and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. In the school of business, his courses focus on organizational design, organizational culture, rewards systems, and organizational change. In the School of Social Work, his courses focus on executive leadership and policy development. He also teaches in the Executive Education Programs at the University of Michigan. He has written over 40 books and many articles. Tropman works with a number of organizations in a consultative capacity, including for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental entities, assisting them in strategic planning, developing effective decision systems and managing change, as well as providing executive training. He also works with individual executives, assisting them in their own career development.
The Modern Board or Committee
Tools for Effective Decision Making
Becoming a Committee Member or Chair
The Staffer and the Executive
The Agenda
Trouble-Shooting
The Advisory Committee
Developing a Perspective
