You don’t aspire to lead life-sucking meetings.
Bad habits are never intentional.
You’re so busy doing things that you don’t take time to improve the way you do things. Constant hurry ignites frustration.
3 Reasons Meetings Suck
- Hurry excuses neglect. You don’t have time to improve.
- Constant crisis justifies abusing people.
- Problem-solving gives false purpose. Neglecting improvement leads to defeat.
Well-Oiled Interactions
- Respect people.
- Build culture.
- Accelerate decisions.
- Reduce friction.
Power Tip: Turn the above points into questions. How did this meeting reduce friction?
Fix Meetings in Five Minutes
Stop running meetings long enough to improve them.
Take five minutes at the beginning or end to improve the process. Choose one discussion point.
Humanize:
- Who in our organization is making unnoticed contributions?
- How do we want to treat each other while we interact?
Improve:
- What one behavior will make this hour a win?
- What happened at the best meeting you ever attended? What didn’t happen?
- What wastes the most time here?
End:
- What drained energy? What gave energy?
- What’s one improvement for next time?
Perform a Value Audit
If this working session was a subscription, would you renew it today?
Which discussion point(s) have the most potential?
What discussion points would you add?
