30 to 60 minutes: One or two topics. Focus the team’s undivided attention and collective intelligence on a key topic or two. Base your choice on the patterns and trends from the daily huddles, progress on your priorities/theme, feedback from your employees and customers, and the opportunities and challenges that have surfaced. If a firm wants to discuss a potential partnership, schedule it for this time. If a major event is coming up and you need some decisions made, give it priority. At Gazelles, Verne sometimes knows the topic well in advance. Other times, he emails an agenda the night
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