Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings

by Mamie Kanfer Stewart

There is an explicit connection between how you want your organization to perform and how you conduct your meetings.

There are six reasons to meet: Make a Decision, Brainstorm, Align, Plan, Produce, and Build Relationships. Some meetings have more than one reason.

If the task owner is not in the meeting, assign someone who is present the job of informing that person of the task and making sure he has all the necessary information to do it.

Try using the framework of “task, decision, learnings, general notes” to take notes at an upcoming meeting.

In this case, propose adding a wrap-up to the end of every meeting and suggest the task, decision, learnings, general notes method for note-taking.

Change sticks better when people are accountable to each other, and not just reliant on one person.

When we are doing something on our own, we tend to be more risk-averse and have fewer reinforcements.

Groups create accountability and safety, so we’re more committed to the change and willing to try something different.