Effective meetings
This type of meeting is a way to check in with individual team members.
What are one to one meetings/IS'
What are key performance metrics or goals?
This step emphasizes the importance of gathering ideas from team members to determine goals
What is listen?
Managers should build this in to their schedule to avoid reactive decision making.
What is think time?
Every meetings has a cost in this resource
What is time?
These two main areas of focus are to ensure clear communication and accountability
What is feedback and decision making?
In meetings every decision should lead to this for effectiveness.
This part of the wheel says it's important to address any concerns and explain rationality behind decisions for buy in.
What is persuade?
Constantly running from one meeting to another can lead to a lack of what?
What is clear thinking?
These two things can get in the way of learning.
What is burnout and the pressure to be consistent?
Starting a meeting with a quick review of these will keep discussion on track.
What are key objectives or priorities?
This component of staff meetings should be brief and focus only on what is necessary.
What are status updates?
Putting decisions into action and following through with agreed upon plans is part of this.
What is implement?
Implement time is needed to get things right. These two ways are how you get there.
What is blocking time and not wasting peoples time?
Just like in TCI this is one of the things you can do the most effectively to help your team and individuals.
Kim Scott warns against meetings that simply serve to share information without discussion. This is called?
To keep team meetings efficient team members should be encouraged to do this before a meeting.
What is read the material in advance?
The best managers often empower those closest to the facts to make decisions during this step.
What is decide?
The best way to fight proliferation/stress
What is, -is this necessary?
Making sure at least some of the issues raised are quickly addressed is important for this.
What is listening and learning?
This practice ensures meetings remain productive by limiting attendees to those who are essential to decision making.
What is keeping meetings small?
For both one to ones and Team meetings this is the most important thing a manager can do.
Show up!
New ideas are often fragile and can be easily squashed without this crucial step
What is clarify?
When people only react to immediate problems.
What is fire fighting mode?
That could have been an email.
What is don't waste peoples time?