How to Fix Your Broken Meetings

Whether we like it or not, meetings are essential in running an organisation. But when was the last time you attended a  meeting without feeling bored? Meetings are supposed to help us get work done more effectively. It's an opportunity for us to raise issues and make important decisions. But despite their importance, very few of them are done well. How, then, can we transform our meetings from bad and boring to helpful and interesting?Dr Carrie Goucher joins us in this episode to discuss the basics of a good meeting. She also explains how to disagree with other people in meetings while maintaining good relationships. Then, we lay down simple and practical actions making meetings shorter, more productive, and better.If you want to know how to start running engaging and effective meetings, stay tuned to this episode.Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:Learn how to plan meetings beyond just hygiene factors.Discover how to engage and encourage people to speak their minds during meetings.Find out the best way to run an effective meeting.Episode Highlights[04:16] How Carrie Got into Meetings[06:07] Planning Beyond Hygiene Factors[09:57] Carrie’s PhD in Meetings[15:02] How to Encourage People to Speak Up [21:42] Addressing Hierarchy[24:58] Disagreeing without Criticising[29:13] ‘Yes, but…’[34:04] How to Run a Meeting[38:53] The Four Quadrants of a Meeting Documentation[42:17] How to Run a Meeting with Time Constraints[45:11] How to Share Information in an Engaging Way[48:56] Carrie’s Top Three Tips for Running Good Meetings at WorkResourcesTake an off-grid You’re Not a Frog retreat with us this coming May. Get a special discount when you book before February 10th.  Get 25% OFF of FewerFasterBolder’s Meeting Leaders E-Course! FewerFasterBolder's Free Resources to downloadFor people changing meetings across a whole department or organisation - listeners can express interest for Meeting Pioneers cohort from March 2023 hereDownload FewerFasterBolder’s Invitation Template and Capture Canvas here for FREE!THRIVE Weekly PlannerConnect with Carrie: FewerFasterBolder | LinkedInEnjoyed This...

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The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.