{"id":7660,"date":"2018-05-08T00:05:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T04:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/?p=7660"},"modified":"2024-07-21T17:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T21:32:35","slug":"team-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Meetings Meaningful – Follow These Four Tips to Build Team Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7674\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"ttps:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/08\/team-members\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7674\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7674\" class=\"wp-image-7674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Meet_jennifer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Ledet - Team members\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><b>Jennifer Ledet<\/b><\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Back in the day, when I was in school, I must’ve heard it several times a week: “Stop talking and get to work!”<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Being a natural extrovert\/Chatty Cathy, I was often in trouble for, well, talking too much. Maybe I’ve come full circle. Now I’m the one at the front of the room. It happened just last week when I was facilitating a meeting with an executive leadership team in Houston. The big difference is that I admonish these leadership teams to<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #606101; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>“START talking and get to work!”<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rod Collins said, “No one – no single individual – is smarter than everyone,” and I think this is never more true than within organizations today. We can accomplish so much more together, as a team, than we can do separately. Whether you’re in a period of boom or bust in your industry, it is imperative that you tap into the wisdom of your team members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It’s time for you, as a leader, to realize that you don’t have all the answers, and (gasp!) mayhaps someone else’s idea is better than yours. Successful leaders and organizations actively encourage input, discussions, and creative conversations amongst their team members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Socialware . . .<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Companies like Facebook, Yahoo, Zappos, and Google, (to name just a few), have got this figured out. They intentionally create workspaces where employees will have opportunities to bump into one another during the work day, primarily because they know that the best ideas and collaborations often arise out of water cooler\/coffee pot conversations. This approach flies in the face of the common complaint of team members that they’re suffering from “death by meeting.”<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In those traditional (and deadly?) weekly meetings most attendees sit there and stress out about the important – or real – work that they’re not getting done because they’re sitting in a meeting. I affectionately call those meetings “show up and throw up” meetings. You know, these are the meetings where you go around the table and everybody gives an update on their department or team. The problem is, no one is listening, and everyone is either on their smartphone or their laptop. And obviously, there ain’t much collaborating going on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Personally, I think we need to rethink the way we do meetings. As a matter of fact, this isn’t only about making meetings more effective, but what I’m talking about is reconsidering the way we work together as a team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>TRY THIS WHEN BUILDING TEAM MEMBERS:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/08\/team-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-7663 noreferrer\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/meetingsmoremeaningful2.png\" alt=\"team members\" width=\"912\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/meetingsmoremeaningful2.png 912w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/meetingsmoremeaningful2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/meetingsmoremeaningful2-768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Adjust your mindset<\/strong> about your team and its meetings.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Traditionally, many leaders have thought of meetings as a time to tell people what to do. Instead, think of a meeting as an opportunity to draw out the ideas, insights, and collective wisdom of a very smart group of committed team members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Make your meetings more FUNctional.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Re-create the feelings and atmosphere of the water cooler conversations in your meetings. Allow for a few minutes to share what everyone did over the weekend. Yep, you heard me right, and no, I don’t think this will be a monumental waste of time. Why? Because the more people feel like they know each other, the more likely they are to collaborate and share ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Start with an agenda<\/strong> and send it out ahead of time.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sure, you want to allow for some unscripted\/offline conversation, but at the same time, you need to balance that with the need to cover the right topics and accomplish the goal of your meeting. Otherwise, folks will just end up frustrated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Have a real conversation.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The more people trust one another, the more likely they are to share a free flow of ideas and opinions, AND, this is the kicker, the more likely they will be to disagree with one another. WHY, you say, would I want people to disagree? Simply because one of the worst (and most dangerous) things that can happen is that your team will engage in groupthink. Groupthink is when everyone goes along just to get along. You’ve probably seen this, or maybe you’ve done it yourself. This is when they say whatever they think the leader wants them to say. Challenging someone’s idea or offering a different perspective, on the other hand, is a sign that team members trust and respect one another. It’s like they’re having a conversation with a friend at the water cooler.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Idea Exchange<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So back to the executive team that I was working with last week. Through an amazingly open sharing of ideas and insights, they came up with a strategy for becoming more agile, and innovative, and for improving employee engagement. They even figured out the key to whiter teeth and fresher breath. Just kidding. But they did accomplish quite a lot in one day. And all I did was encourage them to START talking and get to work<\/span>!<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>YOUR TURN\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How do you make your meetings meaningful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What\u2019s something you do to encourage an open exchange of ideas and insights within your team?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities daily during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Our workshops also provide a superb way to earn up to 40 SEUs from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scrumalliance.org\/\">Scrum Alliance,<\/a>\u00a040 CDUs from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IIBA<\/a>, 40\u00a0Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fai.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfss\/Continuous%20Professional%20Learning%20FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Acquisition Certification Continuous Professional Learning Requirements<\/a> using Training and Education activities, 40 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.value-eng.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVE International<\/a>, as well as 4.0 CEUs for other professions. <em>(See <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Meetings-That-Get-Results-Facilitators\/dp\/1523093153\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NPK8XFX5YK0R&keywords=meetings+that+get+results&qid=1693248713&sprefix=meetings+that%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reference Manual<\/a> descriptions for details.) <\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>Want a free 10-minute break timer? Sign up for our once-monthly newsletter <a href=\"http:\/\/lp.constantcontact.com\/su\/cGfWF4z\">HERE<\/a> and receive a free timer along with four other of our favorite facilitation tools.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">With Bookmarks no longer a feature in WordPress, we need to append the following for your benefit and reference<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">20 Prioritization Techniques = <a href=\"https:\/\/foldingburritos.com\/product-prioritization-techniques\/\">https:\/\/foldingburritos.com\/product-prioritization-techniques\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Creativity Techniques = <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoted.com\/Category:Creativity_Techniques\">https:\/\/www.mycoted.com\/Category:Creativity_Techniques<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Facilitation Training Calendar = <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training-calendar\/\">https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training-calendar\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Liberating Structures = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liberatingstructures.com\/ls-menu\">http:\/\/www.liberatingstructures.com\/ls-menu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Management Methods = <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valuebasedmanagement.net\/\">https:\/\/www.valuebasedmanagement.net<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Newseum = <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomforum.org\/todaysfrontpages\/\">https:\/\/www.freedomforum.org\/todaysfrontpages\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">People Search = <a href=\"https:\/\/pudding.cool\/2019\/05\/people-map\/\">https:\/\/pudding.cool\/2019\/05\/people-map\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Project Gutenberg = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\">http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/wiki\/Main_Page<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Scrum Events Agendas = <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/scrum-facilitation\/\">https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/scrum-facilitation\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Speed test = <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedtest.net\/result\/8715401342\">https:\/\/www.speedtest.net\/result\/8715401342<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Teleconference call = <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DYu_bGbZiiQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/DYu_bGbZiiQ<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Size of Space = <a href=\"https:\/\/neal.fun\/size-of-space\/\">https:\/\/neal.fun\/size-of-space\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thiagi\/ 400 ready-to-use training games = <a href=\"http:\/\/thiagi.net\/archive\/www\/games.html\">http:\/\/thiagi.net\/archive\/www\/games.html<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Visualization methods = <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visual-literacy.org\/periodic_table\/periodic_table.html\">http:\/\/www.visual-literacy.org\/periodic_table\/periodic_table.html#<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Walking Gorilla = <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vJG698U2Mvo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vJG698U2Mvo<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the day, when I was in school, I must’ve heard it several times a week: “Stop talking and get to work!” Being a natural extrovert\/Chatty Cathy, I was often in trouble for, well, talking too much. 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