 | Inviting a Virtual Customer to your next online meetingHow different would meetings in your organisation be if a customer was present in each one? What proportion of your meetings would lead to a … Read more |
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 | Do virtual meetings support diversity?Diversity is a hot topic. What initially began as an ethical, and then a legal issue, is fast becoming a creative and competitive one. Organisations … Read more |
 | 4 good reasons keep your webcam onWhy does Teams focus on the faces of the most vociferous and active participants in a meeting? Why does Adam Grant report studies of determining … Read more |
 | Breakout Groups within meeting sessionsHow to use breakouts to increase participation and ownership – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Readiness Check-inA lot of time gets wasted in meetings because people arrive poorly prepared to play their part in making the meeting efficient. People often arrive … Read more |
 | Opening QuestionsThe following helpful article on opening questions was created by J.Elise Keith of Lucid Meetings, who provide software, training and resources for meetings. She writes … Read more |
 | Co-Active LeadershipI am grateful to Andy Denne of Teaching Team Leadership for the following brief introduction to Co-Active Leadership. As we all learn to operate and … Read more |
 | The chemistry of inspirationI have long felt intrigued (and somewhat threatened) by the fact that small shifts in the chemistry of our brains can lead to major shifts … Read more |
 | Bringing the best version of yourself …You have probably heard the phrase ‘bring your “A game”‘. It reflects the idea that we can turn up in different states of preparedness and … Read more |
 | Flow and Employee EngagementThe bottom line is it’s critical to your bottom line … but how do you do it? The following article is the work of Kath … Read more |
 | Meaningful ConversationThe Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more |
 | Guidance on Meeting Ground RulesWhy have groundrules? Pause for a moment and think about your answer to the following question: What rules should be followed in all meetings, by … Read more |
 | Conducting difficult conversationsThe biggest reason for poor behaviour in meetings is simply an unwillingness in people to confront it. Basically, we don’t like difficult conversations, and so … Read more |
 | Icebreakers, questions, creative exercises‘Ice’ in a meeting is the invisible barrier that suppresses individual contributions. It starts out quite normally in waiting for the host of the meeting … Read more |
 | Force-Field AnalysisThe Force-Field Diagram is premised on the assumption that people and events behave (or fail to behave) as they do because of the balance of … Read more |
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| Example Ground RulesThe following ground rules are offered as an example for you to adapt or utilise as you wish. For more information, see Guidance on meeting … Read more |