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At Work with The Ready

Brave New Work 80. Unsuck Your Next Work Meeting with Sam Spurlin

Jul 27, 2021
38:56
Snipd AI
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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Quick takeaways

  • The action meeting provides a structured and collaborative platform for teams to unblock work, promote autonomy, and foster open communication.
  • The deliberate structure of the action meeting ensures clarity, accountability, and efficient collaboration, making it a valuable tool for teams.

Deep dives

The Action Meeting: A Guide to Effective Collaboration

The action meeting is a highly structured and collaborative weekly meeting that aims to unblock work and ensure clear communication within a team. The meeting consists of several steps: check-in round, checklist or habit review, metrics review, project updates, building the agenda, processing the agenda, and a closing round. Each step has a specific purpose, such as fostering psychological safety, tracking team metrics, and addressing current projects and needs. The meeting is designed to empower team members by allowing them to bring their own triage items, make requests, and take ownership of their work. It promotes autonomy and accountability while providing a platform for open and transparent collaboration among team members. As a result, the action meeting enables teams to be adaptive, efficient, and aligned in their work.

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