Successful meetings are intentionally designed. The basic idea is that to support people and move critical objectives forward, leaders need to ask themselves four questions:
- Why are you meeting?
- Who needs to be there?
- What conversation needs to happen?
- How can I create the conditions that will enable that conversation? The author says this is the toughest question.
. . . as a general rule, the sooner people speak, the more engaged they will be throughout the meeting.” – Elizabeth Doty
Source: Strategy + Business, January 26, 2021. Link.
Also see: Meetings require your attention before, during and after, Great Leadership, January 28, 2021. Link.
Our presence – so simple, so basic and yet so rare – is what creates the most impact when someone walks into the room, whether in person or on Zoom.” – Sarah Rozenthuler chartered psychologist.