How to do meetings better
Graeme Codrington
Helping leaders rethink, unlearn and be more relevant for the 2020s & beyond, through talks, leadership development and strategy consulting | Award-winning speaker and author | TEDx Global Top Pick Speaker | Book me now
Almost every client I’ve ever worked with has confessed that they don’t do meetings as well as they would like to. I think this is a universal complaint. We could – and should – do meetings better.
But thinking about doing meetings better is not just about the meetings themselves. The fact that we continue to have meetings we know are ineffective, and continue to have them in ways we know are not as productive as they could be, is a real problem. It’s a symptom of a corporate mindset that doesn’t take time to step away from the “dance floor” – it doesn’t allow for time to get onto the proverbial balcony to reflect, reconsider and recreate. If we don’t do this for meetings, we probably don’t do it for much else either. We should do more reflection and adjustment.
It’s also a symptom of a lack of a culture of innovation. Innovation cannot be created by memo from the CEO’s office or by a vision statement. Innovation requires a culture, which specifically includes a culture of experimentation. This must pervade your organisation. You need to be trying things at every level, every day. Some will work, some won’t. We need our teams to get used to this, and comfortable with it.
And this is why I think we should be spending more time, effort and energy on doing meetings better. It’s not just so we get better meetings. It’s so we build better businesses.
Here’s a 2.5 minute video that will give you and your team a conversation starter to make this a reality in your business.
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5 年Mr C....my favorite speaker...Things I never thought of.....I was recently appointed to Head up a Preschool that's in a bit of a hole....and staff moral low. Will implement the unconventional starting time!!
Technology and Digital Leader | Head of Access Governance at CVC Capital Partners | MBA
8 年Great stuffs.
#entrepreneur #eventprof #presentationcoach #edtech #futureproofsa #businesscoach. As an entrepreneur and multiple business owner I share insights on events, edtech, leadership, life lessons, and entrepreneurship.
8 年Thanks Graeme, we have done a few of those but I really like the odd starting time and the odd length - will be trying that at our next meeting! Keep well
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8 年A great informative article, thanks Graeme
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8 年I teach a lot of business english, and meetings are indeed a universal problem. I think I might have to show my clients your video, Graeme!