21st Century Robert's Rules of Order

by Henry Martyn Robert (Editor)

An up-to-date handbook outlines official parliamentary procedures for business meetings, consultations, task forces, seminars, sales conferences, and more, and provides new information on electronic communications.

Genres: Politics, Personal Development

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

U.S. Army Colonel Henry Martyn Robert (1837–1923)

In 1863 when Robert was chosen to preside over a church meeting and, although he accepted the task, felt that he did not have the necessary knowledge of proper procedure.

In his later work as an active member of several organizations, Robert discovered that members from different areas of the country had very different views regarding what the proper parliamentary rules were, and these conflicting views hampered the organizations in their work. He eventually became convinced of the need for a new manual on the subject, one which would enable many organizations to adopt the same set of rules.

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think we all know what Robert's Rules of Order are. This book tells you about how to use them to keep things moving along efficiently.

However, that's not all that the rules are for. They can also be used to gum things up and stop things from moving along. The author doesn't go into that part of it.

[Cws]

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[Douglas Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really fine.