At Work with The Ready 3. How 1:1 Meetings Are Messing Up Your Culture
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Feb 5, 2024 This podcast discusses the overwhelming culture of one-on-one meetings in organizations, the negative impact they can have on team dynamics, and the potential alternative of using a lean coffee format instead.
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Why One-on-One Cultures Emerge
- One-on-one cultures often emerge from ineffective group meetings.
- They offer a sense of control and allow for private influencing, but breed mistrust.
Humiliating Disagreements
- Rodney Evans shares an experience where simply disagreeing in a meeting was considered humiliating.
- He was advised to communicate disagreements through his manager, highlighting a culture of indirect communication.
Power Dynamics and One-on-Ones
- One-on-one cultures can be a symptom of a power holder dominating group discussions.
- These private meetings become necessary to address topics stifled by the dominant individual.