One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Why should we take steps to reduce loneliness in the workplace? If you’ve ever been lonely, you already know one answer. Loneliness hurts! And, being a kind leader means helping our coworkers when they’re hurting. If you aren’t convinced loneliness is a serious problem for the people in your business, consider what research tells us. Loneliness is a serious problem – including in the workplace In a report released in May 2023 the United States Surgeon...
over 1 year ago • 7 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Now is the time to prepare for this year's meetings. Because a new year is here and, just like last year, most of your working hours will be spent in meetings. So make the most of them, starting with the meetings you own! And I recommend you act now before any more of the new year slips away. Here's why. Why now is the time to prepare for this year's meetings If you're like me, it's hard to believe a new year has already started but it's true. Last...
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Imagine if you knew how to reduce unnecessary meetings in your business. How big of an impact would that have on your team’s productivity? Based on my experience it would be HUGE! You don’t have to take my word for it though. Research proves it. I’ll show you the data in a moment, but first let’s dive into helping you learn how to reduce meetings that simply aren’t needed. These are 5 techniques that work for me. 5 techniques to reduce unnecessary...
over 1 year ago • 7 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week To lead meetings well, you have to know how to manage disruptions during a meeting. Because this is the hard truth from the real world of business: things aren’t always going to go like you think they will. Your plan is going to get messed up. And you’ll have to adjust. The good news is you can adapt more easily by having your critical meeting essentials in place. The meeting essentials to help you manage disruptions If you want to successfully adapt...
over 1 year ago • 6 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week You may be surprised when you realize how much time an intentional one-on-one meeting subject line can save you and your coworkers. But I suspect you are fully aware of the frustration you feel when you see a one-on-one meeting subject line created with little consideration of the impact it has on you, the person being invited to the meeting. So let’s start our discussion with what NOT to do. Then I’ll share the one simple step you can take to save...
over 1 year ago • 6 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week You may not have thought much about the term “diversity of thought.” Unfortunately, too many leaders don’t. And, they and their businesses are missing out on the benefits of having diversity of thought in their teams and their meetings. That doesn't have to be the case for you! But, before we get into how you can build diversity of thought in your meetings, let's define the term. What is diversity of thought? It's easy to get confused because diversity...
over 1 year ago • 7 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week You’ll never regret doing things to help your coworkers shine. At least that's what I've decided based on what I’ve experienced in my 30+ year career. And meetings are a perfect place to help your teammates showcase their abilities. I was reminded of this recently by an experience I had with one of my coworkers. I’ll tell you that story in a moment, but first let me share 5 questions you can use as you prepare for your meetings so you can help your...
over 1 year ago • 9 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week Being less judgmental in meetings isn’t easy but it’s an important skill for leaders to develop. Because we’re all human and judging others based on what we THINK we know about them comes naturally. The problem with following our natural tendencies is we're often wrong. And our inaccurate assessments can make meetings less productive and damage relationships. Here are 3 tips to be less judgmental in your meetings: Realize you don’t know everything....
almost 2 years ago • 6 min read
One Meeting Minute Thought for Your Week There are many different meeting types in business. So as a leader, you always need to know the type of meeting you’re leading or attending. And you need to know the kind of work that needs to be done in each meeting type so you invite the right People and keep them focused on accomplishing the Purpose. If you don’t have this information, the meetings you’re leading will inevitably be unproductive and ineffective. And, they’ll be frustrating for you...
almost 2 years ago • 7 min read