Coaching For Leaders

If you do these four things with consistency at the meetings you lead, you’ll get vastly better results from the investment you are making in meeting time. Worst offenses Trying to come up with a topic to talk about Let's share what's going on (without any context for how/why) Information sharing only No agenda Too many agenda items People on devices Too many meetings total Good news! Many of us have almost complete control over how we run meetings as leaders 1. Determine if the meeting needs to be held at all Is it for brainstorming, training that needs to be done in person, or making a decision? Yes, have the meeting. Is it for sharing of information? No, find a better way to get the information to people. Consider the real cost of staff time 2. Have written or understood guidelines on communication, technology, decision-making, and overall culture of your meetings What do we do when we get off task? How will we capture what is decided and/or next actions? What rules will we