Your Meeting Has One Job
Most bad meetings don’t fail because they’re too long. They fail because they’re trying to do five different jobs at once. It doesn’t matter how long they are, who’s in the room, or whether they’re virtual or in person. Too many...
Bad Meetings Don’t Waste Time. They Damage Organizations.
I have a confession. I love meetings. I know – that’s a very unpopular opinion. I don’t love sitting around conference tables talking for the sake of talking. I love what meetings can do. They’re where teams connect. Where ideas collide and...
Designing for Trust: What Leaders Actually Control
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking a lot about trust – from the hidden signs teams don’t trust each other, to the exhaustion low trust creates, to the idea of “false trust” when everything looks fine on the surface but people are quietly holding back....
False Trust: When Everything Looks Fine… But Isn’t
Not long ago, I was working with a leader who told me, “Honestly, things are pretty good. No major issues. Everyone gets along really well.” He was new to the role and still learning the team dynamics. On the surface, things did look calm. Meetings were polite. Nobody...
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