Writing on Stone Press
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Action, Accommodation Accountability: Rules of Order for Canadian Organizations
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With real-life examples and anecdotes, Action, Accommodation, Accountability is easy to read and easy to apply. Based on Canadian practices and traditions, these procedures are designed for modern, diverse organizations. Whether you are in the non-profit sector, business, or government, this is your guide to lively, respectful deliberations and productive meetings.
- Run your meetings fairly and objectively.
- Challenge your organization and its leaders to do better.
- Understand opposing views.
- Raise the level of debate.
- Reach decisions and move forward.
About the Author
Tom Urbaniak, PhD, studies meetings and assemblies as an academic expert on governance, and he is an active citizen and volunteer. He has chaired and served on many boards and committees, for large and small organizations, at the local, provincial, and national levels. He was the first Chair of the Bylaws and Procedures Committee for the Senate of Cape Breton University. Tom’s previous books include Her Worship: Hazel McCallion and the Development of Mississauga (University of Toronto Press, 2009.)
