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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Do you ever wonder if anyone ever reads your meeting minutes? Are you frustrated because no one seems to remember what the action items are from the meeting? Although you probably don’t have anyone raising their hand to take minutes for your meetings, one of the best ways to get people to actually read your
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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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In coalition work we are leading lots of meetings and it can be really easy to forget what happens in between those meetings. If we are struggling to remember and we helped lead the meetings, how likely is it that our coalition members are remembering? 🙂 When you begin each meeting as if it’s a
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Although you have a shared passion and interest for the work, staff (and contractors) have much more capacity to spend time in the coalition than leaders or members. In most coalitions, staff are paid and volunteer leaders and members are unpaid. Even if your coalition leaders or members work aligns very closely with the work
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