One of the two most precious things in our life: time. We will never get even one minute back and we are never quite sure if we even have one more. One of the companies I work with has leadership ‘stand up’ meetings where the assignment is:
- What’s been better or different lately? (This question avoids complaining)
- What are you working on that we need to know about? (This invites interest)
- What help do you need from the rest of us? (This promotes teamwork)
Working Today?
For your next meeting try this strategy…well, maybe for your next 6 meetings (change is hard for people!)
Longest meeting? 29 minutes!
Normal one? 20 minutes!
Try figuring out what isn’t needed in those usual one hour meetings...not necessarily a faster meeting but a better meeting in a shorter time.
Family Time Today?
What question do you usually use to open up a family dinner discussion? Try a different one next time. “What did you do in school today?” is so 50’s! What if you asked “OK folks I’m going to tell you 2 truths and a lie…which are the truths?”
On Your Own Today?
Which ‘lie’ would you have liked to have actually done? What is stopping you from making it a truth?