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 tell if we need more time or need to stick to our agenda? Warm-up: prioritize the agenda together Check-out: a pulse check on meeting length Your weekly bird...
10 days 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 series kick-off issue In this week's newsletter Q: I’ve asked for feedback about improving the team meeting, but everyone wants something different. What do I do? Warm-up and check-out questions you can use this week Your...
17 days 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 series kick-off issue In this week's newsletter Q: How do I use a regular team meeting to foster collaboration the rest of the week? Warm-up: building cross-team fluency Check-out: homework to keep the collaboration going Your...
24 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 Two frameworks to ground your recurring meetings Preview: Weekly Team Meetings Summer Series Warm-up and checkout questions you can use today Your weekly bird break Nearly every coaching conversation, reader survey, email, and question over coffee in the last month has come back to the same theme: weekly team meetings. People are wrestling with:...
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 In this week's newsletter Tips for keeping meetings from running over Warm-up and checkout questions you can use today Q: How do I cut people off who are going on tangents? Your weekly bird break One of the biggest pet peeves I hear from readers and clients: meetings running over. One reason this is so common: Parkinson’s Law, “work expands to fill the time available.” Schedule 60...
about 1 month 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 issue: I led a bad meeting: what I learned for next time Warm-up and check-out questions you can use today Q: How do you set up a hybrid meeting (some in person, some remote) for success? Weekly bird break A few weeks agoI led a meeting that went sideways. Attendees were confused about why they were there. We ran over by 10 minutes and two people walked out before...
about 1 month 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 Three changes that turn a weekly meeting from anecdote-driven to data-driven Resource: Tips for Making Sense of Data Warm-up and checkout questions you can use this week Links to relevant resources Your weekly bird break I used to work at a nonprofit where teams had a weekly meeting to identify students who needed support. The performance data were...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Set the Agenda: Lead Through Meetings Quality meetings don't just happen. A newsletter from Jess Britt Consulting This week we’re doing something a little different - featuring contributions from Set the Agenda (STA) readers! In this issue: A tip Connie wishes everyone used: running agenda documents Amy’s introvert meeting bingo card A warm-up and check out question you can use today (from Lauren and Jen) Relevant reads/listens/follows from Lindsey, Dudney, Susan, and Dave A survey to shape...
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 In this week's newsletter What I learned from eavesdropping on my boss' meetings (and how to recreate those learning moments on purpose) Warm-up and checkout questions you can use today Q&A: How do I get access to meetings that would help me grow without overstepping? Your weekly bird break We used to joke that we worked in a call center. The Boston-based contingent of our...
2 months ago • 7 min read