The Circuit Breaker
S2 E16: Podcast Wrap-Up | The Upside and Downside of a Gut Check
Apr 25, 2023
Learn how a 'gut check' meeting helped a consumer packaged goods company navigate legal and patent issues during product development. Discover the significance and dangers of using a gut check, and the importance of holding such meetings only when necessary. Explore how gut checks can bring teams together, address issues, and prioritize tasks in strategy discussions and project meetings. This thought-provoking discussion also covers navigating changes, communication strategies, rectifying expectations, and focusing on the future.
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- Gut check meetings are crucial for reassessing the implications of new information, aligning teams, and providing a new direction for projects.
- Gut check meetings are effective when facing new choices or roadblocks, allowing for open discussions to shape a new way forward and prioritize the direction going forward.
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The Importance of Gut Check Meetings
Gut check meetings are crucial for reassessing the implications of new information and making decisions based on that. They help align teams, build consensus, and provide a new direction for projects. By bringing everyone together, issues can be discussed openly, and the team can collectively determine the best course of action. Gut check meetings are particularly useful in strategy discussions, marketing, and even midway through a project to realign objectives. They allow for a deeper understanding of the implications of new information and help avoid potential pitfalls.
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