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...
13 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?...
20 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 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...
27 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 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 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: 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 1 month 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...
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: 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...
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 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...
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 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...
2 months ago • 5 min read