Experienced insights, practical advice
“Okay, we need everyone’s full attention… so here are the meeting rules. No texting. No sidebars. Full participation…”
If you have to start your meeting with ultimatums, something is wrong. Sure you could scold the team into paying attention. Better yet, figure out why they don’t want to.
The first time it happened, I was devastated.
After all the hard work on building relationships…
All that investment in the team…
All that transparency…
All that work to create a level-less organization…
Why had my direct report team started holding “secret” meetings without me?
Why was that necessary?
What was I doing wrong?
Was this an indication that I had become the proverbial “boss…” an image I had tried so hard to avoid?
Do you run effective meetings?
When was the last time someone left one of your meetings and told everyone, “that was a GREAT meeting. You’ve really got to come next time.”
Do you have a good sense of what they are saying?
Would they come if they had a choice? Continue Reading…
Karin Hurt is an experienced executive leading in a Fortune 15 company. This community is a forum to support leaders experiencing important "in betweens" (...new roles, organization layers, transformations, transitions, values clashes, and work & family). I encourage conversation--please subscribe and share your ideas Contact Me.
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