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I finally stopped asking 'what do you think' first in my team meetings
For years, I'd start every project chat by asking my team for their open thoughts, thinking it was the best way to get ideas. The problem was we'd spend 30 minutes just going in circles. About two months ago, I tried something new: I now send a one-page summary with three clear options 24 hours before we meet. In our last meeting about the Q3 goals, we picked a direction in under 10 minutes because everyone had already seen the facts. The prep work makes the actual discussion way more focused. Has anyone else switched up how they run a basic meeting and seen a big difference?
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joseph_hart1mo ago
Yeah that's so true... it's like giving people a blank page is just asking for chaos. The best talks happen when everyone's already on the same page to start.
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jadeg811mo ago
Define being on the same page. Does that mean agreeing, or just sharing a common goal for the talk?
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