Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting In this week's newsletter When to aim for great, accept pretty good, get it done, or decide it does not need to happen. Warm-up and check-out question you can use today Weekly Bird Break Growing up there was a newspaper clipping hung on the fridge in my kitchen with the title: Pretty Good Isn’t Good Enough This summed up the ethos in my house. It instilled high standards and a...
7 days ago • 5 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting In this week's newsletter 5 reasons people don't speak up when you ask for feedback and 3 things to try instead Warm-up and check-out questions to use in your meetings this week Your weekly bird break Any questions? Any feedback? When someone says that in a meeting, it is often met with silence. Last year, I started paying closer attention to this dynamic after reading Daniel...
14 days ago • 6 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting In this week's newsletter How to design slide decks when they serve multiple purposes Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week Your Weekly Bird Break A few years ago I was preparing to lead a workshop with our executive team. The objectives included sharing a progress update, checking our assumptions, and pushing for greater strategic clarity before kicking off more...
21 days ago • 4 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting In this week's newsletter Accounting for meeting overhead Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week Your Weekly Bird Break In his book Slow Productivity, Cal Newport encourages us to more fully account for the “overhead tax” that comes with any new goal or project: In knowledge work, when you agree to a new commitment, be it a minor task or a large project, it brings...
28 days ago • 5 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting In this week's newsletter Q&A: Why is my team bringing status updates and flagging risks instead of teeing up decisions? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week to improve decision-making on your team Your weekly bird break Q: My meeting is supposed to be a place where decisions are made, instead people bring status updates and new risks. What can I do differently?...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting ☀️ Weekly Team Meetings Summer Series ☀️ Each week this summer, I'm answering reader questions about weekly team meetings. New here? Click here to read the first issue in this series In this week's newsletter Q: How can I convince my manager we need a regular team meeting? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week Weekly Bird Break Q: How can I convince my manager we...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting ☀️ Weekly Team Meetings Summer Series ☀️ Each week this summer, I'm answering reader questions about weekly team meetings. New here? Click here to read the first issue in this series In this week's newsletter Q: What do I do if people won't actively participate in the weekly team meeting? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week Weekly Bird Break Q: What do I do if...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting ☀️ Weekly Team Meetings Summer Series ☀️ Each week this summer, I'm answering reader questions about weekly team meetings. New here? Click here to read the first issue in this series In this week's newsletter Q: During our weekly team meeting, my manager talks at us while everyone multi-tasks. What can I do? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week (without telling...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting ☀️ Weekly Team Meetings Summer Series ☀️ Each week this summer, I'm answering reader questions about weekly team meetings. New here? Click here to read the first issue in this series In this week's newsletter Q: I do the same thing in our team meeting every week. What else should I be doing? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use today Links to relevant external resources...
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