3 More Strategies to Lead Productive Meetings

Meetings don’t have to be boring and dull. Grab these practical tips to help you lead with efficiency and credibility.

Tangible Takeaways:

Ask open-ended questions. Close-ended questions prescribe their answers. You want to give space for new ideas and perspectives.Be aware that you’re typically navigating two conversations at work: one for discovery, one for action. You want to be aligned so you all know which kind of meeting it is!Stay focused! If you notice rambling or tangents, pause and assess if this is helpful. If it isn’t, move on.End the meeting with action steps, and better yet: email them later! By making sure you have these in writing, it will ensure follow through and accountability. 

About me:
Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.

Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients).

 

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Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/

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Episodes also available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos

My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: https://karenlaos.com/book/