Breaking Robert's Rules

Every day in communities across America hundreds of diverse groups hold meetings where they spend their time engaged in shouting matches and acrimonious debate. The procedures that most groups rely on to reach decisions were first laid out as Robert's Rules more thana 150 years ago. These arcane rituals, based mainly on majority rule, usually produce a very dissatisfied minority that expects to raise its concerns, again, at the next possible meeting.

Breaking Robert's Rules: The New Way to Run Your Meeting, Build Consensus, and Get Results [2] clearly spells out how any group can work together effectively. Written in a non-technical and engaging style, and containing clear ideas and instructions that anyone can understand and use, this one-of-a-kind guide will prove an essential tool for any group desperate to find ways of making their meetings more effective.

"Revolutionary. The authors provide a new framework that will radically change the way organizations make decisions and resolve conflicts."
—Warren Bennis, University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader

Additional Resources:

Listen to an interview podcast with Professor Susskind about his book [3].

Also, listen to a four-part podcast about Breaking Robert's Rules from the Program on Negotiation through Harvard University:

Podcast Part 1 [4] (mp3 audio) [5]

Podcast Part 2 [5] (mp3 audio) [6]

Podcast Part 3 [6] (mp3 audio) [7]

Podcast Part 4 [7] (mp3 audio)

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Non-English Publications of Breaking Robert's Rules:

Chinese: Please visit the publisher's website www.ssap.com.cn/ [8]

French: Susskind L, Duzert Y, Lempereur A. A bon processus, bon consensus. Leadership facilitateur. Editions Eyrolles. 2009. Purchase here [9].

Portuguese: Susskind L, Cruickshank J, Duzert Y : Quando maioria não basta. Editora FGV. 2008.

[2]Purchase "Breaking Robert's Rules: The New Way to Run Your Meeting, Build Consensus, and Get Results" at Amazon.com [2]