The Only Meeting Rhythm Your Company Actually Needs.
Give the gift of accountable acceleration: Meetings That Don’t Suck
There are five operational meetings The Lion's Pride recommends every business owner add to their regular meeting rhythm.
The Daily Huddle. Here’s where you set the tone for your day in no more than 10 minutes (and sometimes less than 5!). Verne Harnish goes into some great (and great!) detail here on the merits of a daily check-in. Some great examples of Daily Huddles:
The Weekly Tactical: This is a department/initiative level meeting that focuses primarily on the metrics and projects each member can directly contribute to or control. Like the Daily Huddle, Its primary purpose is to update, accelerate, and relieve friction points—just with a longer view.
The Monthly All-Hands: This monthly meeting is a strategic review of the entire organization. This longer meeting (usually around 90 minutes) gives clarity to everyone in the company and allows for better, faster, and easier collaboration, problem-solving, and support.
The Quarterly Advance: At TLP, we don’t “retreat”—we “advance.” These half-day planning sessions are essential to assessing progress and giving each quarter (past and present) the attention it deserves.
The Annual Advance: We highly recommend you plan an annual meeting at an off-site location to map out your 12-month initiatives. The change of scenery will do you good—and sets the tone for working “on” and not “in” your business.
AND DON’T FORGET:
The Weekly 1:1. In this 15-minute meeting, leaders briefly check in with each direct report. Want to make sure they feel heard? Have them lead the meeting by filling out and sharing this One-on-One Meeting Agenda first.
Ready to get started?
Watch this short-burst video from Patrick Lencioni to help put you back into the director’s chair of your meetings. Then, do a quick audit of your current weekly meeting routine with the following questions:
Are our critical meetings on a predictable, recurring schedule?
Are we using a specific and set agenda each time?
Do we start on time?
Do we end on time?
Are we moving the needle—or just moving things around?
What can I do starting now to change our meeting approach?
Full disclaimer: Don’t even think about adding the above meetings to your calendar until you understand—and can clearly convey to your team—why they are important and how they will be structured.
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