In this episode, Sam Spurlin, an expert in implementing and scaling effective action meetings, joins Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans to discuss strategies for making meetings more productive. They cover topics such as engaging check-in rounds, metrics review, project updates, and the importance of metacognition in work meetings.
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Check-in Rounds
Use check-in questions in meetings to build rapport and psychological safety.
Keep check-in questions concise and rotate them regularly to maintain engagement.
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Habit Review
Implement habit reviews in meetings.
Keep habit review questions simple as yes/no to avoid bogging the meeting down.
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Metrics Review
Introduce metrics review after a team has established its work and projects.
Focus on 'steering metrics'—numbers that guide decision-making and adjustments.
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If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: Meetings are the worst. Instead of being a meaningful work tool to help teams strategize efficiently, meetings more often block things—anything—from actually getting done. At The Ready, we’ve got a different method: action meetings.
In this episode of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans invite longtime member Sam Spurlin on the show to dispense a step-by-step guide to implementing and scaling effective action meetings. They break down the best ways to “get people what they need” and reveal how to keep the action-meeting train chugging along into the future.
(Editor's note: this might be Sam's first appearance on the show, but it won't be his last! He'll return to co-host the Future of HR miniseries with Rodney in 2023, and then Aaron formally passes the co-host baton to him at the start of 2024.)