What's the purpose of these meetings, anyway? To share status updates? And that's it?
Let's say you leave such a meeting and say, "Great, now I know what Dana did all month," or "Wonderful! Now I know how Dana progressed with her project."
When the meeting is called a 'Monthly Status' everyone prepares slides that reflect what they've done, and it's usually a lot of slides because, of course, we're all doing a lot.
Don't you think we could take it a step further beyond just reporting status and connect it to something a bit more purposeful? Like something related to a goal or desired outcome?
Because status updates and reports are just the means to achieving our goal.
So maybe...
Instead of 'Monthly Status' - we could say 'Performance Improvement.'
Instead of 'Monthly Turnover Analysis' - 'Reducing Turnover Rate.'
Instead of 'Financial Report' - 'Improving Profitability.'
Changing the meeting name doesn’t guarantee it will be effective, but a good place to start is with a name that’s a bit more compelling and resulates-oriented.
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