Great team meetings are run by great team leaders. These tips will help! Put them to use immediately and start generating more enthusiasm and engagement from your team.

1. 8 Ideas for
Running Great
Team Meetings
Tom Catalini

2. 1. Hold Meetings at Regular Intervals
There is tremendous power in routine.
Setting a recurring schedule signals a
level of importance to everyone on the
team
Regular meetings also eliminate wasted
time and energy in managing the
logistics of ad hoc meetings
But routine has a downside too...

3. 2. Create a Specific-Purpose Agenda
It’s important to make great use of the
time within each of the meetings
Reshape the content within the meeting
Shift the format to accommodate the
work at hand
Small changes can keep meetings
fresh

4. 3. Make Sure Everyone Contributes
Don’t let anyone sit idle for an entire
meeting
Encourage participation by adopting an
open tone, being supportive, and
directly soliciting input from individuals
In most groups this must be actively
managed

5. 4. Ensure Each Meeting is Well-Prepared
Each meeting must be run with
intent
What are the key questions that
must be answered?
What should each attendee be
expected to bring to the session?
Good preparation will lead to a
good meeting

6. 5. Don't Wast Time with Status Updates
Mundane updates aren’t a
terribly good use of group
meeting time.
Live meeting time is best
used for analysis, debate,
and decision making

7. 6. Be a Vulnerable Leader
The leader of the meeting
doesn’t know everything
Asking “what do you think?”
Saying “I don’t know,” “I’m not
sure,” or “How should we
approach this?” can be some
of the best ways you can show
real leadership

8. 7. Be Honest and Direct
Don’t be afraid to say what you
really think
Build trust over time as the group
bonds in a “safe haven” of sorts for
discussing the more sensitive
aspects of work

9. 8. Move Things Forward
The number one thing that
motivates each of us at work is a
sense of progress
continually find ways to
demonstrate that the team is
making progress

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