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When was the last time you had a truly productive team meeting in your orthodontic practice? Have you stopped holding regular meetings because nothing ever seems to change?
Through comprehensive study of the most successful companies on the planet and how they embrace team meetings in order to quickly clarify miscommunication and realign the entire company on the same page so that their front-line employees can produce results for the customer, Dr. Dustin Burleson has distilled 7 Keys to Productive Team Meetings in this special report.
Inside you’ll discover practical templates and takeaways from business management leadership and research produced by Cameron Herold, Ken Blanchard, Dr. Paul Hersey, and Verne Harnish so that you …show more content…
And here are the core concepts that will help boost the productivity of your meetings to a new level.
KEY 1: The 1:3 Principle
Most people try to avoid meetings by using written communication. But the problem is that written communication can easily be misinterpreted. That’s why we need to hold in-person meetings, so we can prevent—or at least quickly overcome—these types of miscommunications.
As an example, write down these words: I didn’t say you were beautiful.
Now if you read those six words out loud and put the emphasis on a different word, what does it say? You can read a six-word sentence six entirely different ways.
The reason we have so many problems inside companies and so much miscommunication is because we don’t have face-to-face meetings enough, whether in person or on Skype or Facetime. But if you run meetings the right way, not only can your meetings be highly productive, but you can avoid all the miscommunication and misinterpretation written communication is prone to cause.
Every action we take follows the same basic steps, whether we are responding to a problem, developing a strategy, or brainstorming new growth opportunities: Plan > Brief > Execute > …show more content…
The 1:3 principle means that every meeting should have a specific, ONE-sentence purpose, and it should have no more than THREE desired outcomes. If you need to get more than three outcomes from a single meeting, you need to schedule another meeting.
KEY 2: Timing
Always start your meetings exactly on time and stop five minutes before the scheduled end time. Why stop five minutes early?
The reason most people show up late for meetings is because they are booked back to back. If you were an Olympic athlete showing up for your event, you wouldn’t show up just as the gun was going off. You would want to get there at least five minutes ahead of time to prepare.
That’s why you should end every meeting and phone call five minutes before the scheduled end time so that you can be at your next meeting on time and prepared. If you don’t show up five minutes before the start time, you’re late. Don’t over-schedule and don’t be selfish with your time by trying to squeeze one more thing in before your meeting.
Block your meetings for half the time you initially think you need. For example, if you think you need an hour meeting, force yourself to try it in 30 minutes. If you think you need an entire day, book a half-day. You can get things done in less time if you want
When was the last time you had a truly productive team meeting in your orthodontic practice? Have you stopped holding regular meetings because nothing ever seems to change?
Through comprehensive study of the most successful companies on the planet and how they embrace team meetings in order to quickly clarify miscommunication and realign the entire company on the same page so that their front-line employees can produce results for the customer, Dr. Dustin Burleson has distilled 7 Keys to Productive Team Meetings in this special report.
Inside you’ll discover practical templates and takeaways from business management leadership and research produced by Cameron Herold, Ken Blanchard, Dr. Paul Hersey, and Verne Harnish so that you …show more content…
And here are the core concepts that will help boost the productivity of your meetings to a new level.
KEY 1: The 1:3 Principle
Most people try to avoid meetings by using written communication. But the problem is that written communication can easily be misinterpreted. That’s why we need to hold in-person meetings, so we can prevent—or at least quickly overcome—these types of miscommunications.
As an example, write down these words: I didn’t say you were beautiful.
Now if you read those six words out loud and put the emphasis on a different word, what does it say? You can read a six-word sentence six entirely different ways.
The reason we have so many problems inside companies and so much miscommunication is because we don’t have face-to-face meetings enough, whether in person or on Skype or Facetime. But if you run meetings the right way, not only can your meetings be highly productive, but you can avoid all the miscommunication and misinterpretation written communication is prone to cause.
Every action we take follows the same basic steps, whether we are responding to a problem, developing a strategy, or brainstorming new growth opportunities: Plan > Brief > Execute > …show more content…
The 1:3 principle means that every meeting should have a specific, ONE-sentence purpose, and it should have no more than THREE desired outcomes. If you need to get more than three outcomes from a single meeting, you need to schedule another meeting.
KEY 2: Timing
Always start your meetings exactly on time and stop five minutes before the scheduled end time. Why stop five minutes early?
The reason most people show up late for meetings is because they are booked back to back. If you were an Olympic athlete showing up for your event, you wouldn’t show up just as the gun was going off. You would want to get there at least five minutes ahead of time to prepare.
That’s why you should end every meeting and phone call five minutes before the scheduled end time so that you can be at your next meeting on time and prepared. If you don’t show up five minutes before the start time, you’re late. Don’t over-schedule and don’t be selfish with your time by trying to squeeze one more thing in before your meeting.
Block your meetings for half the time you initially think you need. For example, if you think you need an hour meeting, force yourself to try it in 30 minutes. If you think you need an entire day, book a half-day. You can get things done in less time if you want