Three Ways to Rebalance Power in Meetings
Meetings are a necessary evil in most workplaces. Even though meetings are supposed to enable information sharing, facilitate decision making, and foster meaningful connections, we probably feel the soul-destroying experience of poorly managed meetings at least once a week. According…
Say No to Meetings
That have no agenda. That are not organized. When you have no control over the outcome, content, and/or dialogue. That overlap with existing commitments. When you know they will suck your energy and wellbeing. That have the phrase “pick your…
7 Ways to Make Meetings More Awesome
The purpose of meetings is for people to come together to create shared value – this could mean discussing ideas for organizational changes, improving communications or creating family rules. I have a hunch that, a few times in your career,…
Five Tips for Managing Disruption at a Meeting
It’s eight o’clock and the meeting was supposed to be over an hour ago. It is running long because it’s being dominated by a small group who ask questions that sound a heck of a lot like statements and have…