The best predictor of the mood of a meeting is really the mood of the leader. Energy does matter. Its just so critical that that leader starts the meeting with positive energy, appreciation and gratitude. And it actually produces a contagion effect. What you will take away after this episode is a lot of tactical and practical advice for running meetings. We talk about new concepts, really interesting ones, like social loafing and how a bad meeting leads to meeting recovery.
In episode 76, Steven Rogelberg shares the mood of the meeting.
Steven Rogelberg is the author of The Surprising Science of Meetings.
In today’s episode, Steven talks about why energy matters in meetings and how leaders can improve listening, positivity, and engagement with a display of high energy and gratitude.
We also talk about framing meeting agendas as a set of questions to answer to help improve being a good steward of others' time.
Tune in to hear what social loafing is and how a bad meeting leads to meeting recovery syndrome.