Planning
One of the top three professional superpower in Jeremy's view
How to lead effective meetings
Active listener, Maintains eye contact, Reads material beforehand, asks relevant questions, is on time.
Who is an effective Meeting Participant
Final 5 to 10 minutes of the meeting should be used for these
What is a Recap of the meeting
Share in advance the agenda, background information, and previous discussion notes, to help with this
What is the preparation for the meeting
Cell Phones, Side conversations, Interruptions, Note passing.
What are the distractions in a meeting
Restate the purpose, and outcome acheived, review assignments, thank people, and end on time to prevent this
What is 'Attendees' leaving without a clear path forward'?
Specific decision, In-person Feedback on key issue,
Personal Connections, Assigned Responsibilities
What is the Desired Outcome of a meeting
A 'Parking Lot' can be used for these topics
What are the off agenda items.
After the meeting action items and progress
What is a followup
A timed agenda helps with this
What is the Structure of the meeting, acheiving outcomes, and time constraints
To prevent a free-for-all discussion, plan this
What is a timed agenda
Start with this in a follow-up meeting
What is an update from attendees regarding the first meeting's summary and assignments?
To prevent an agenda item causing the meeting to run off the rails, do this
What is ' check in with attendees in advance to identify their concerns'
Understand attendee personalities to prevent this
What is disruption or meeting domination
The time and effort to plan the meeting is too much
What is the necessity to have the meeting