Surviving Group Meetings

Abstract

Surviving Group Meetings takes a different approach to group meetings by addressing the negative aspects of groups in modern organizations. Too many organizations hold too many meetings and accomplish little. Surviving Group Meetings directly addresses the growing dissatisfaction with the group process by focusing on a practical rather than a theoretical view of groups.

About the Author

Larry Powell (Ph.D, University of Florida) is a professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the co-author of several other books, including two textbooks (Political Communication: Inside and Out, with Joseph Cowart and Interviewing: Situations and Contexts, with Jonathan Amsbary).

Mark Hickson III (Ph.D., Southern Illinois University) is a professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author or co-author of books on nonverbal communication (6 editions), public speaking, communication theory, organizational communication, and a handbook for academic chairs.

Jonathan Amsbary (Ph. D., Indiana University) is an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the co-author of one communication textbook (Interviewing: Situations and Contexts). He is currently the basic course director for the department of Communication Studies.

Joelene Smith Vickers, M.S.C. received her degree from Auburn University with further graduate study in rhetoric at University of Alabama at Birmingham and Huntsville. She has taught communication courses at Calhoun Community College and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She currently teaches public speaking courses for Achievement Plus in Huntsville, Alabama.