When we are in person, we often have “ground rules, guiding principles or working agreements” that help us set expectations for participation. This concept is really important in online meetings as well. When we are really clear on our purpose and the need for our meeting, one of the next steps is to communicate how […]
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When leading online meetings, we can easily think that somehow it should be easy and we “should” be able to do it on our own. Although you can easily send a link to join a meeting, actually hosting, designing and facilitating an online meeting takes a lot of effort and requires a team in order
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Although we may have a clear format (Zoom) and activities (Agenda items) for our online meetings, we may not necessarily have a clear purpose. This is especially true if it is a standing meeting. If you are finding yourself especially weary from back-to-back online meetings and wondering if you really need to attend all of
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When we transitioned to online meetings more than two years ago, I don’t think anyone realized that online meetings would continue to be the primary way we connect with one another.
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Last week, we started the conversation about overcoming online meeting fatigue. Although online meetings can be a great way to connect with people in multiple places and can be an efficient way to work together, they can also create weariness and exhaustion. Rather than letting our calendars continue to be overloaded with meetings that we
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When we first moved to online meetings over two years ago, everyone was scrambling to figure out how we stay connected and there were SO MANY meetings. Since people didn’t have to travel, our “availability” created a misconception that daily back-to-back meetings are possible. As we all know, this meeting pace is not possible, sustainable
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One of the ways we can stay overwhelmed is when we try to keep doing everything ourselves. Even if some tasks only take you a few minutes, those minutes add up! And even if you CAN do something, it doesn’t mean that it NEEDS to be you doing it. When you get clear on what
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One of the most important and challenging aspects of leading a coalition – or really any team – is getting clear on roles. This is especially true when you have new staff, leaders and members. When you find yourself overwhelmed by all of the work or frustrated that no one is volunteering, unclear roles are
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When working in coalitions, you are constantly thinking about roles. How can you engage your members in meaningful ways? What roles will people play (or not)? One of the areas we don’t spend nearly enough time considering is the specific roles for staff to play. As coalition staff, it can be really easy to become
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Although I have heard the expression from Jeff Walker, Every yes must be defended by a thousand no’s or Warren Buffet’s, The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything, I realized last week that in many ways every yes is actually “1000” yes’s. If
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