ARTICLES / General / Soaring Through a Family Meeting / By Jean
Wise O = Organize Categorizing is the next step. Who is doing
what? What needs to be explored?What deadlines need to be
established? Other good organizational questions to discuss are:
What are our options? What do we need to know? What if (fill in
the blank) happens? What can each of us contribute? Who else
needs to be involved? How will daily schedules, holiday and
emergencies be handled? Talking in advance about difficult
situations will lessen future problems and Emotions may be
fragile as sensitive issues are discussed. Remember organizing
provides structure, not ownership. All decisions should be
flexible and considerate of all involved. Designate a note taker
to record how tasks are divided. If one person is taking on too
many assignments, this will be clear to see in a written
summary. Or is that okay with that person? Sometimes it is
helpful to have one person in charge as the coordinator, but
openness is necessary about this issue. What