Episode 24

The Courage to Have Good Meetings

How many bad, boring or ineffectual meetings have you attended this week?  How many bad meetings do you expect to attend in your lifetime?  It doesn't have to be this way.  It's possible to have good meetings and if you know how to make them happen, your career will benefit.  The question is:  Do you have the courage to make this happen?

In this episode, we speak with coach and organizational psychologist Dennis Adsit about how to triumph over bad-meeting culture.  We start with the interesting insight that if everyone tends to experience the same thing there is probably a systemic problem at play.  We review best practices, talk about the responsibilities of meeting organizers, note that "facilitator" is a role and not a person, and discuss how you can make meetings better, even if you're just an attendee.   We make the point that "inclusion" and "going to lots of meetings" are not the same concept, and how one of the most liberating things you can do for someone is to tell them they don't need to be at the meeting.

Also mentioned in this episode, the Career Handbook for Working Professionals

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