Making Team Meetings Work

Dread your weekly team meetings? In this week's episode, Kate talks about how to change the dreaded weekly team meeting into a dynamic and productive session. She'll talk about the common pitfalls and present eight actionable tips to improve meetings. Episode Highlights00:00 Introduction to Effective Team Meetings00:41 Linda's Job Justification Meeting02:20 Transforming Dreaded Meetings into Dynamic Sessions03:10 Setting Clear Purposes for Meetings03:43 Creating and Sticking to an Agenda04:29 Keeping Meetings Short and Encouraging Participation04:57 Encouraging Team Participation05:03 Fostering Collaboration and Inclusion05:08 Managing Dominant Participants05:26 Creating Comfortable Avenues for Quiet Members05:47 Ensuring Full Participation05:52 Focusing on Problem Solving06:10 Ending with Clear Action Items06:27 Introducing My New Book06:55 The Human Element in Meetings07:07 Tips for Keeping the Human Touch07:36 Rotating Leadership Roles07:57 Recap of Key Tips08:29 Final Thoughts and FarewellJOIN MY COMMUNITY: Subscribe HERE⁠⁠ if you’d like new podcast episodes delivered right to your inbox. Have you subscribed yet?It would mean so much to me if you would SUBSCRIBE, SHARE OR REVIEW the How to Lead podcast wherever you get your podcasts!Useful links:Free Resources and more information on Kate's coaching programmes Buy the "How to Lead" bookConnect with Kate on LinkedInFollow Kate on TikTokContact Kate

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A guide for CEOs, founders, business owners and leaders who want the perfect balance of authority and empathy when it comes to leading their people. I'm Kate Waterfall Hill, a leadership coach, author and the creator of "Linda, the bad manager", my alter ego on social media who inspires better leadership by showing us how not to lead. I’ve worked with CEOs and founders for the whole of my 30+ year career, I am one myself and I’ve coached hundreds of leaders to elevate their skills. This podcast will be available weekly and will contain simple, immediately actionable tips, tricks and habits that will set you up for success, so you can stop worrying about the people management side of running your business. We'll take a look at how "Linda, the bad manager" tackles a situation and then move to delivering some genuine insights and top tips of how to handle the same topic with finesse and elegance. You’ll find "How to Lead" on all the usual podcast channels and there’s even a video version on YouTube. I’ve also written a best-selling book, called “How to Lead”, which is a great accompaniment to the podcast. Please subscribe or follow to ensure you don’t miss out on future episodes. If you enjoy the show, please like, leave a review and share with your fellow leaders to help spread the word. I truly appreciate your support. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, please email me at hello@waterfallhill.co.uk. Follow me on all the usual social media channels - just look for Kate Waterfall Hill (or Linda, the bad manager). Join over 200,000 other followers on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn.