"How do I make sure my meetings aren't boring and useless?"

The practical list to check your meetings against

Goood morning happy Tuesday,

I had the most wholesome weekend climbing Crib Goch (the scary way up Snowdon!) piccies below.

It was tough, the rescue helicopter was circling, and we passed many people crying unable to continue (don’t blame them), but we made it with nothing but a few bumps and bruises.

Anyway enough about me

Let’s get into a really, really important (but sometimes boring) topic… Meetings.

I have actually already covered this topic with you guys back in Feb, but I have much more to add and want to make sure we get a chance to talk about it properly.

Honestly, even saying the word ‘meeting’ bores me, it has such negative connotations (and for good reason).

Covid catapulted us into a whole new era with remote work, but it brought with it the baggage of intrusive meeting culture and bosses ‘checking in’ because they can’t physically see their team.

And although the word ‘meeting’ makes me feel icky - meetings do genuinely hold the power to unite a team. I’ve seen it firsthand in my team.

Done right, meetings can:

• Bond people together in a safe space

• Get decisions made quickly

• Get diverse opinions heard

• Create excitement and buy-in for your team/company vision

I’ve made a pre and post-meeting checklist for you to run through each time you host a meeting to make sure they’re really efficient, so download that on the spreadsheet at the end, and there’s a screenshot of what a great meeting invite looks like in here too 👇

So let’s dive into 5 things I’ve done to ensure their meetings create fulfillment (not dread).

5 things great leaders do to run effective meetings

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Let’s go…