Making Team Meetings Work
11/29/24 • 9 min
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 Highlights
00:00 Introduction to Effective Team Meetings
00:41 Linda's Job Justification Meeting
02:20 Transforming Dreaded Meetings into Dynamic Sessions
03:10 Setting Clear Purposes for Meetings
03:43 Creating and Sticking to an Agenda
04:29 Keeping Meetings Short and Encouraging Participation
04:57 Encouraging Team Participation
05:03 Fostering Collaboration and Inclusion
05:08 Managing Dominant Participants
05:26 Creating Comfortable Avenues for Quiet Members
05:47 Ensuring Full Participation
05:52 Focusing on Problem Solving
06:10 Ending with Clear Action Items
06:27 Introducing My New Book
06:55 The Human Element in Meetings
07:07 Tips for Keeping the Human Touch
07:36 Rotating Leadership Roles
07:57 Recap of Key Tips
08:29 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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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 Highlights
00:00 Introduction to Effective Team Meetings
00:41 Linda's Job Justification Meeting
02:20 Transforming Dreaded Meetings into Dynamic Sessions
03:10 Setting Clear Purposes for Meetings
03:43 Creating and Sticking to an Agenda
04:29 Keeping Meetings Short and Encouraging Participation
04:57 Encouraging Team Participation
05:03 Fostering Collaboration and Inclusion
05:08 Managing Dominant Participants
05:26 Creating Comfortable Avenues for Quiet Members
05:47 Ensuring Full Participation
05:52 Focusing on Problem Solving
06:10 Ending with Clear Action Items
06:27 Introducing My New Book
06:55 The Human Element in Meetings
07:07 Tips for Keeping the Human Touch
07:36 Rotating Leadership Roles
07:57 Recap of Key Tips
08:29 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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Free Resources and more information on Kate's coaching programmes
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Welcome to the How to Lead Podcast
Introducing the How to Lead Podcast: Perfect for CEOs, founders and leaders who want to know how to master the perfect balance of empathy and authority when it comes to leading their people.
Each week, you'll discover the secrets to becoming an exceptional leader with Kate Waterfall Hill - and have a laugh with skits from Kate's alter ego, "Linda, the bad manager". This is the ideal practical, step-by-step guide for managers and leaders who want to make a lasting positive impact.
Each episode offers simple, actionable steps, hints, tips, and tricks to set you up for success. Join Kate, a leadership coach with over 30 years' experience, and the author of "How to Lead", the best-selling guide for leaders, as she discusses today's leadership challenges with insight and the lightness of touch that she's known for.
This trailer episode sets out what you can expect from the podcast.
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Bonus Episode - Introducing Kate Waterfall Hill
Introducing Kate Waterfall Hill: Leadership Coach and Creator of Linda the Bad Manager
In this bonus episode of 'How to Lead,' Kate Waterfall Hill, a seasoned leadership coach, introduces herself and her background. Kate shares her extensive experience working with CEOs and founders and her journey to becoming a certified coach, as well as explaining the origins of her TikTok alter ego, Linda the Bad Manager, who humorously highlights poor leadership practices.
Episode Highlights
00:00 Introduction to the Bonus Episode
00:23 Meet Kate Waterfall Hill
02:02 Kate's Leadership Journey
03:01 The Birth of Linda, the Bad Manager
05:13 Linda's Imaginary Colleagues
06:04 The Mission Behind Linda
07:14 Resources for Aspiring Leaders
07:59 Conclusion and Next Steps
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How to Lead with Kate Waterfall Hill - Making Team Meetings Work
Transcript
How do you make your dreaded team weekly meetings work? Well, that's a question I often get asked, and this is what we'll be talking about today on how to lead the podcast for CEO founders and leaders who want to find the perfect balance of empathy and authority. I'm Kate Waterfall Hill, and I'll be sharing some ideas from over 30 years of working in business and leadership development. Before we start the show, quick reminder, if you want to stop screaming into your
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