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.
Fix meetings in 5 minutes.
5 Ways to Redefine Meetings
Reject:
Bobblehead Assembly.
Empty Head Congress.
Megaphone Council.
Hostage Situation.
Zombie Graveyard.
5 New Definitions
A place where:
1. Team Intelligence Expands
2. Leaders Maximize Others
3. Monologues Are Banned
4. Diverse Perspectives Challenge Assumptions
5. Heads turn toward each other
Here’s how!
“Meetings have become weapons of mass dysfunction.” Rebecca Hinds, PhD
Attendance is not engagement.
Silence about bad meetings is permission for more.
Move status updates out of meetings.
Become a meeting minimalist.
Eliminate meetings that exist only to compensate for broken information flow.
The purpose of team meetings is to achieve something you can’t do alone.
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The higher you rise, the more time you burn in meetings. Don’t waste those hours. Seize them.
Meetings aren’t just about updates or decisions. They’re the seeds of culture.
The way you treat people in the meeting shapes how they treat each other in the hall.
If you value relationships, prove it where it matters most: around the table.
71% of the executives surveyed say meetings are unproductive and inefficient. (HBR)*
Responsibility for great meetings always lies with the person who calls them.
Great meetings require preparation. If you just show up, yours probably suck.
Here’s how to run lousy meetings like a pro!
PS Five action steps to fix lousy meetings included.
Meetings make work harder—they drain energy.
We can’t expect high performance from people shackled with fatigue.
Our minds are distracted. Our bodies are tense. Our agenda is crammed.
Choose energy before agenda.
Here’s how to reclaim energy in 2-minutes.
