What If Meetings… Were Good, Actually?
In this episode of the Managing Up Show, Brandon, Travis, and Nick talk about meetings. How did they get a bad reputation? How can they be better? And no, the answer is not to abolish meetings, but rather to put the effort into making them actually good.
Managing Up · Travis Swicegood, Brandon Hays, Nick Means
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Show Notes
In this episode of the Managing Up Show, Brandon, Travis, and Nick talk about meetings. How did they get a bad reputation? How can they be better? And no, the answer is not to abolish meetings, but rather to put the effort into making them actually good.
They share disaster stories of meetings gone wrong and what makes one actually work. They cover:
- Setting a clear purpose for meetings
- Identifying the roles of participants, and
- Setting up discussions that unstick our work and sharpen our focus
Yep, there is such a thing as an effective, engaging meeting, and once you’ve had them, you’ll never go back.
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