Colleagues,
As we are adapting to hybrid work schedules and struggles with communication with all staff members and divisions. We often feel meetings allow us the opportunity to share important information - but are they really effective?
I invite you to review the article Could this meeting have been an email? Employees are over meetings. Now companies are too. Consider sharing your strategies for communication with staff and how you determine if it's a meeting or an email.
I look forward to the discussion.
Kathy Tracey
Comments
The four suggestions make sense with my comments in bold:
"We asked Laker for some tips on how to have the right meetings. He said:"
Joe Coffee, Program Manager, Law and Public Safety Education Network
www.lapsen.org
Joe and all,
I agree with everything you shared! As I see it, there are two distinct issues facing program administrators and leaders. The first issue is ensuring all stakeholders have access to the same information at the same time. But often, people are multi-tasking, checking emails or texting during a meeting that is limited to pushing out information.
The second issue is planning effective meetings with a clear purpose, a defined agenda, and inclusive strategies for all staff members to participate and engage. To be transparent - I often strive for this goal, and more than I'd like to admit, I lead meetings that could have been an email.
However, I struggle with the email communication as a way to push out information because we need to close the feedback loop. I'd love to hear suggestions about planning effective meetings and closing the feedback loop for email communication.
Kathy Tracey