Article: Take responsibility for communication in the meeting. Ensure it meets all agenda objectives. Delegate relevant leadership responsibilities to speakers who have a role in the meeting. Demonstrate participation in all stages of the discussion. If this meeting addresses an ongoing series of objectives, mention where progress has occurred and who was responsible for it. If there are objectives that had not progressed since the last meeting, address why. If this is due to lack of time or resources, talk to the point person about how to address this, potentially outside the meeting itself. There are times when enthusiasm or frustration can push discussions off course. Stay attentive and be sure to bring off-point discussion back into line with the goals of the agenda. Below are some suggested approaches: Frame the meeting as a "fact gathering mission": When we do this, it implies that everyone needs to be heard in order to accumulate as much information as possible. This can encourage meeting monopolizers to wait their turn. Try Cyberstorming: Cyberstorming uses electronic chat or forum structure to share ideas and can be harnessed for the purpose of informal meetings. Since everything that is entered can be seen by all other team members, it removes the competition regarding who gets heard. Neutralize rambling: If someone is rambling, say "That's a good point, Bob, and I'm glad you brought it up. Let's talk about that later, ok." Many times people don't realize that they are rambling, but if the point is important enough to them, they will come to you independently to talk at greater length. Control tangents: Sometimes the problem is not that an individual goes on too long but that they attempt to re-focus the discussion on extraneous point outside the agenda. When this happens, acknowledge what is being said and offer to add the discussion points to the next meeting agenda, but remain firm that the meeting has to move on to the stated objectives. Have a one-on-one. Have a conversation with the monopolizer about what happened. Do this privately. Be sure to take a tone of concern, rather than annoyance. Be sure to focus on what you observed and offer opportunity for the other person to explain their response. Offer to help this person prevent monopolizing in the future. Be assertive when maintaining time constraints. This doesn't mean be rude; however, it does mean letting people know that the meeting is moving on and that they can continue their current discussion with relevant parties after the meeting. Don't steam roll: Although it is important to keep the meeting on track, it can be counterproductive to more too quickly between agenda items. Before moving on, always ask for questions or concerns. Make sure that the team is on board and ready to move ahead with you, rather than being left behind. Key objectives need to be emphasized, and their relationship to less critical objectives emphasizes. Help members of the meeting understand the scope of the project and how each individual part is an important piece in a much more important whole. There is usually someone tasked with note taking in each meeting; however, if they become overwhelmed, it is the job of the leader to step in and task him or herself. At the end of each point, the meeting leader offers a summary that attendees can take away from the meeting. These end cap summaries also present an opportunity for people to chime in when they are unclear on something. As the meeting leader, be prepared to explain detailed ideas for team members to understand. Decisive leadership avoids stagnation and vacillation, keeping workers on task and motivated, while also behaving responsively to change and new information. Below are the features of decisive leadership: Clarity of purpose: Ensures alignment of all decisions with organizational goals and ethics. Engagement: Allows leaders to live by example, embodying engagement with company values that allows for effective, efficient decision making. Transparency: Does not permit self-interest. Instead, demonstrates how decisions for the good of the company help everyone flourish. Creating a culture of honest failure: Honest failures are learning points that act as springboards to better decision making. Decisive leadership embraces those times when mistakes are made. Open and effective communication: Alignment with company values ensures that, where communicating upward into senior management or down the hierarchy to managed employees, there is no inconsistency or contradiction.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Be a leader. Indicate progress and the lack of progress. Refocus discussion that has wandered off the point. Transition between points effectively. Highlight important points. Assist with note taking if necessary. Clarify any misunderstanding. Offer a comprehensive summary at the end of meetings.
Article: If you constantly twirl your hair or brush a lock back with your fingers, you could be wiping off oils from your skin. Clip or tie your hair back so it doesn't fall in your eyes. Check out this article for ways to keep your hands away from your face. Try a bun, braids, or another hairstyle that keeps your hair tight and together. Keeping your strands together instead of falling loosely will reduce the visibility of greasy hair. If you have a big event coming up, you'll want to wash your hair the same day to make sure it looks as fresh as possible. Time your shampooing cycle so that you haven't washed your hair in a few days before the day of the event. Your hair should stay grease-free for the whole day. Long, greasy hair can be high-maintenance. On the other hand, most of the grease tends to accumulate near the roots, so a haircut may not improve matters. Follow your own preferences and experience with your hair when deciding on the right length.
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Keep fingers away from your hair. Choose your hairstyle. Time your shampoo cycle. Consider a haircut.
Article: You can find this on your Home screen or in your App Drawer. This will start the Application Manager. Switch to the "All" tab to see all of your installed applications. Tap the browser to select it. The default browser for most Android devices is "Browser" or "Internet". This will remove that browser as the default browser. If "Clear Defaults" is grayed out, you either don't have another browser installed, or that browser is already not the default. Open an app that has a link to a web page, such as an email message. A new window will appear asking you to select the browser you want to use. Any links you tap in the future will now be opened by the new browser.
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Open the Settings app. Open the "Apps" or "Applications" option. Find the browser that is currently set as default. Scroll down and tap "Clear Defaults". Tap a link to a web page. Tap the browser you want and then tap "Always".