Colin on Culture Take this one action to transform your meetings
Without doubt one of the most problematic areas of our worklife, and one that I hear about all the time from the organisations I work with, is meetings. So in this episode of Culture and Coffee we're going to unpack the 'whys and whats' of meetings and figure out a better way to do this.
I cover:
- Why we have meetings and why they are important
- Trends on meetings - we're having more of them and that impacts our ability to get work done
- The 7Ps of Successful Meetings - I share my tried and trusted framework
- The one action all organisation can take to improve their meetings.
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Timestamps
Meetings and Their Purpose (00:00:01)
Colin discusses the reasons for holding meetings and the default nature of sharing information.
Importance of Meetings (00:01:35)
Colin explains the significance of meetings in providing consistent communication and building professional relationships.
Challenges of Meetings (00:03:43)
Colin highlights common criticisms of meetings, including disrespect, inefficiency, and increased meeting frequency.
Impact of Pandemic on Meetings (00:06:14)
Colin discusses the significant increase in the number of meetings since the pandemic and its impact on after-hours work.
Quality of Meetings (00:08:37)
Colin evaluates the quality of meetings based on engagement and emotional intelligence, emphasising the need for improvement.
Seven P's of Successful Meetings (00:11:46)
Colin outlines the seven essential elements for successful meetings, including purpose, priorities, and participation.
Role of Meeting Chair (00:15:34)
Colin emphasises the importance of training meeting chairs to ensure fewer, higher quality meetings and discusses their responsibilities.
Meeting Etiquette (00:19:34)
Addressing disrespectful behaviour and the role of the meeting chair in managing discussions and technology usage.
Improving Meeting Quality (00:20:24)
Training meeting chairs to practise the seven P's of successful meetings for achieving consistency and higher quality meetings.
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