Meetings?
Routine meetings are one of those we occasionally shy away from, we hate having meetings to have meetings. But that tendency kills the value and benefits that come from a weekly meeting. As managers each of you should be meeting with your teams at least once a month. Meeting with your team members helps them stay informed, feel connected and heard.
Over the last 24 months we have committed to and successfully held a weekly technology meeting. Committing to this meeting has made a huge difference in the department. (thank you Daniel for helping facilitate this!)
With the help of these meetings we have transitioned from a group of silos to an informed and more cohesive team. Having meetings does take some effort and preparation. But with a little investment the results can be exponential. If you are not meeting with your team on a regular basis there is no way the team can be preforming at optimal levels.
Weekly meetings Ideas & Tips:
Everyone has to work to make a great meeting not just the leader
Every meeting needs a note taker and a facilitator
Every meeting needs an agenda
Every meeting needs a purpose and a desired end result
check-in from people in the meeting (where they are, where are they struggling and where are they winning)
One on one meetings are a must
Share good news and progress
Have others share their good news
Weekly recruiting or sales meetings will help you grow
Host Monthly training meetings
Close the meeting by recapping action items
Host Rank less debrief meetings
Host Patterns and process improvement
Host Quarterly business reviews
Meeting template ideas:
Notes that Resonated
Make your life the one you have always wanted, knowing you have the power to make it happen
Your life is your responsibility…. Your dreams are your responsibility
“if there’s a secret to happiness, its simple- presence to the moment. The more present we are now, the more joy we tap into.” – The ruthless elimination to hurry (thanks for sharing Matt)
Hurry is a predator it is a killer of spirality, marriage, creativity… and most other things we value
We all know what we need to do but sometimes we don’t have a clue on how to make ourselves do it. (see the 5 second rule in podcast section)
Investing in preparation eliminates the imposter syndrome
Recruiting a strong player that you don’t know requires getting someone of influence who’s opinion they value to take a meeting. Who knows who you need to know?
You will have the greatest impact by crossing what you are good at and what you love
You can’t do it on your own. Be the kind of person that people want to help make the whole better
Get users on the phone with product and dev so everyone hears the feedback! Put the user first
Grow your company without out growing your roots.
Light weight processes that are not over engineered increase speed
Things to read:
Why Is Zillow Selling 7000 Homes? Tale of Failure, Mistrust, Hot Housing Market - Bloomberg
🎙️ Podcast -
Thankfulness, kindness and happiness https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-max-lucado-encouraging-word-podcast/id1522570191?i=1000540608910
Videos I watched
Mel Robbins: lifting your life to the next level https://youtu.be/luRVGDg9e80
5 second rule: 5-4-3-2-1 start. Move within 5 seconds before your brain kills your momentum
Claire Hughes Johnson COO ideas, stripe technology and building strong organizations: https://youtu.be/vIHKzRub7ts
Things to cover in a weekly meeting:
Top Quotes:
“Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Lou Holz
“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people” -Elenor Roosevelt
“If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain” -Dolly Parton
Food & Drink
Homemade Vanilla syrup and iced coffee
Cool Stuff:
Tiny $50,000 house that can be assembled in 1 day.
https://www.boxabl.com/gallery
https://youtu.be/kjZCq-GpUzU Elon musk foldable tiny house in Boca Chica is his primary residence?