Six steps to developing a workable agenda, including a new way of looking at meeting agendas: The Roadmap Agenda.

Eight important benefits of developing a collaborative labor-management committee.

The success of labor-management committees is based on the strength of relationships between committee members. Learn about four essential characteristics of successful labor-management committees.

Five principles of consensus-building, a decision-making process used by committees to ensure everyone is in agreement with the final proposal.

Labor-management committees typically progress through four levels or stages of development. No matter the level, trusting the process (and each other) is the thread that binds committee members together.

An important step in developing a productive committee is assessing your current status. These 22 questions help guide you through the process.

This publication provides an overview of the fundamentals of committee operations. It can be used as a resource for those interested in forming labor-management committees and those working to improve the effectiveness of their existing committees.

Three key ingredients to a successful labor-management committee.

Learn about meeting roles, facilitating a productive meeting, and managing time.

Learn how creating a charter that is unique to your labor-management committee provides structure and clarity. 

The "Seven Deadly Sins" that can derail productive labor-management committee relationships.

A handy six-step guide to collaborative problem solving complete with helpful worksheets.

Concise strategies for committee development and moving beyond roadblocks to collaboration.

Four questions that help you explore the differences and similarities between labor and management.

Four important benefits for using brainstorming to help problem-solve labor-management committee issues.