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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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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No one wants to talk about it (and we did – check out Part 1 and Part 2 Masterclasses!) but accountability is an important aspect of coalition building and trust building. When some people are held accountable and others are not, trust is difficult to maintain. If you have been following my blog posts on
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When you ask for feedback or make a request, do you keep waiting hoping that a few more people respond? Do you set a deadline, then let it pass and set another one hoping that a little more time will help? Although you may be concerned that you are leaving people out, one of the
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How many emails with attachments get opened quickly? When we have one more click to take it is often something that we will look at later. But do we actually open it up later or does it end up at the bottom of our inbox? One very simple practical approach to supporting accountability is to
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Let’s be honest, how far do you get through most meeting minutes? While you may have some folks read every word, if people open the document, they are likely only going to read the first page. If we want folks to take action and be accountable, we need to keep it at the beginning and
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How often do you participate in meetings and wonder what ever happened to the work you did in the previous meeting? If you begin each meeting as if it’s a brand new meeting, you miss an opportunity to support accountability and maintain momentum. Join me this week as I highlight three reasons it makes sense
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How many times are you invited to a meeting but are not sure about the agenda for the meeting? When you don’t see an agenda in advance, are you excited to attend the meeting or are you wondering if you should spend your time doing something else? Let’s be honest. It is really difficult to
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If you are trying to inspire accountability, one of the best ways to do it is to make it personal. When we are personally asked to participate, provide feedback or follow through with what we say we are going to do, we are more likely to do it. Early in my coalition-building career, I remember
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We all work on deadlines – even if they are sometimes arbitrary. If we ask our coalition members to respond when they can, they may never respond. And who can blame them? Does anyone really have “extra time?” If we want to increase accountability in our coalition, we must set deadlines (that still give you
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