How to turbo boost your internal weekly meetings and performance
Aug 05, 2022We have recently attended an internal meeting at a client's place and we were surprised not to have received the agenda. Despite being a good company, we were further surprised when we realised that the time was badly used (often arguing) and they could not come up with a single decision that would positively impact the business.
You must have had a similar situation either within your company or somewhere else.
Of course, we need to circulate a clear agenda before the meeting and we should all know how long each topic will last. Otherwise, you know like us what will happen, all items in the agenda will not be covered.
Somebody needs to take notes (secretary) and create a to-do-list by the end of the meeting: Who does What for When.
You will often hear us say that you need to collect from people (staff, suppliers, clients...) one thing you do well and one thing that you should improve.
Whether you ask Richard Branson or Elon Musk, they will also tell you that life is a continous learnign journey.
Let's extend these ideas to the weekly or monthly internal meeting you have with the management team.
Here is a list of questions the management team members should asked themselves before the meeting:
1. What is the one thing you are proud you have achieved last week
2. What is the one thing you need to improve from last's week experience / what challenge did you face
3. What question or answer do I need from the boss to make my work more productive and effective
4. What is my one focus for next week (and the next 30 days)
5. What have I learnt last week and what shoudl I learnt next week
By focusing on just one idea, the mind can more easily digest it.
By emphasising the positive, people will feel good and recognise the past achievements and be motivated for the week and weeks to come.
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