I was coaching someone yesterday on preparing to lead a meeting that will happen in a couple of weeks. "This is what the meeting's goals are," s/he said, "to inform.... to share... to get opinions on..." I asked what should be different when the meeting was over. "The projects we're working on will be more …
How much of your day at work do you spend in meetings? Is that time well spent? There are a lot of articles out there now bashing meetings: How Elon Musk has eliminated meetings. How Jeff Bezos has cut back on meetings. Things like that. It’s become very chic to promote the idea that meetings …
I have been thinking a lot lately about strategic, tactical, and executionary. Strategic being the destination and the values that accompany you on the journey. Tactical being the map that leads you t that destination. And executionary being the actual steps you take on the journey. This is coming up for me in several ways. …
I have been reflecting on what makes a great meeting. With some vanity and hubris, I hearby state that I I run kick-ass meetings. Not all the time, I admit. But often enough that I have received positive feedback on my meetings from others. How often do people tell you that you run great meetings? …
