Roberta's Rules of Order - Book Contents

Who Was Robert And Why Do We Still Follow His Rules, Anyway?

Part I: A Gradual Sea Change Toward More Flexibility

Chapter 1 Shifting Shores from Robert's Rules to Roberta's

Chapter 2 Rescuing Democratic Principles from Parliamentary Procedure

Part II: Navigate Decision Making Through Rough Waters (Northeast Course)

Chapter 3 Developing Proposals Before Launching Motions

Chapter 4 Testing the Currents before Heading for Consensus

Chapter 5 Reaching for Concordance when Consensus is an Obstacle

Part III: Select Easy Meeting Methods to Get All Hands on Deck (Southeast Course)

Chapter 6 Balancing Traditional Meetings and Modern Media

Chapter 7 Respecting Everyone’s Time by Steering a Steady Course

Chapter 8 Ending with Reflection and an Eye on the Horizon

Chapter 9 Polishing Up the Dull and Boring Annual Meetings

Part IV: Stay Focused While Riding the Tide of Diversity (Southwest Course)

Chapter 10 Expecting and Respecting Different Frames of Reference

Chapter 11 Tacking away from Debate toward Dialogue

Chapter 12 Streamlining Discussions with a Clear Destination

Part V:Tune Up the Governance Rigging (Northwest Course)

Chapter 13 Building a Strong Yet Flexible Structure

Chapter 14 Plotting Your Course with Mission, Vision and Values

Chapter 15 Overhauling Your Bylaws

Chapter 16 Staying on an Even Keel with Simple Operating Policies

Resources Templates

1. Roberta's elopial Rules for Meetings
2. Strctured Proposal
3. Planning an Expanded Agenda
4. Follow-Up Action Plan
5. Writing Bare Bones Bylaws
6. Task or Project Team Charter
7. Basic Operating Policies

Roberta's Web Resources