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Toolbox Tuesdays: Do you need to host a call where there are many things to discuss? Issues, Opportunities, Options, Other?
The tool I want to share on this Toolbox Tuesday is Lean Coffee.Lean Coffee is great to have in your toolbox for meetings where others are bringing topics to discuss and you don’t have all day. But you want to talk about the most important things and come out with...
Toolbox Tuesdays: Do you want an effective tool/method to gather feedback?
The Sailboat exercise is a great way to capture better feedback than simply asking people what they think or feel.It uses structured questions and a metaphor that helps people think deeper about the topic at hand.Here’s how it works:1. Draw a sailboat on your physical...
Ways to keep improving your remote meetings so your teams are engaged and energized.
🎯 Be an active learner to pick up new tips & tricks for video conferencing software.🎯 Find creative ways to actively engage participants during meetings to give everyone an opportunity to participate and feel heard.🎯 Provide longer pauses after questions or when...
Project Managers: Are you leveraging the Art of the Pause for better virtual meetings?
A strategic pause can be a great method of enhancing understanding and retention in virtual meetings.Here are a few quick take-a-ways:🛑 Pause after sharing an important point to let it sink in. There's typically a lot of information being shared in meetings, so...
Project Managers: Do people engage in the conversation on your virtual calls?
There are many voices and types of people behind those voices on virtual calls.Here are some ways to hear from more people to make sure everyone is feeling included in the conversation.✅ Encourage broader participation through longer pauses. Give people more time to...
Project Managers: How are you making adjustments in your virtual meetings to account for technical limitations?
What kind of technical limitations are we talking about? How about lags in audio or video? This can be really frustrating during a call if you feel like you are constantly talking over others, or if there are doing this to you.With people working from home and from...
Key strategies for mastering virtual meetings in the digital age.
The way we conduct meetings must change with the rise of remote work.While the principles of effective communication remain constant, facilitating remote meetings demands a distinct set of strategies to ensure they are productive and engaging.🎯 Create more...
Project Managers: Here’s a simple checklist for preparing for meetings. The 4 P’s.
The 4 P’s were developed by researchers Kim Cameron and David Whetten.Plan your meetings using these as a lens to improve the effectiveness of your team meetings.✅ Purpose: Clearly define and share the reason for the meeting. What type of meeting will it be: kickoff,...
More than 40% of decisions made in meetings are overturned.
The Standish Group believes there are two reasons this happens:📌 the people in the meeting📌the ones that were notWays to improve decision making in meetings:✅ Facilitate meetings so everyone has a say in the decision making process✅ Prevent the loudest few from...