Meeting Leadership Podcast

Sometimes inspiration is a direct result of humility combined with a willingness to learn.

Seeking mentors with lots of credentials and a big reputation for inspiration is not a bad idea. You can find plenty of motivation looking at less obvious sources as well.

In episode 116 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast, we welcome back Derek Pando of Zoom Communications. He speaks on the subject of finding inspiration in unlikely places, and much more.

For more information or a transcript of MLP 116, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/116

How many meetings is too many?

It's a question we ask often on the Meeting Leadership Podcast. We ask because holding too many meetings can lead to employee burnout if the actual workloads are heavy.

In episode 115, we explain why you should cut unnecessary meetings and move toward quality over quantity. A quick 3-step process is a roadmap to follow as you eliminate bad meetings.

For more information or a transcript of MLP 115, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/115

Before success stories can happen in business, a team of individuals must collectively buy into a vision.

While avoiding heavy-handed gestures and forced bonding, simple acts can change the culture of your company. Consistently investing in team members and treating them with respect is a great start.

Belinda Panganiban of MacEwan University joins us in MLP 114, to explain how you can promote the all-important buy-in with intentional actions.

For more information or a transcript of MLP 114, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/114

A lot of what we teach here is about a simple philosophy: be intentional about the process of meetings.

This same philosophy is shared by the creator of Yabbu, Christian Zierleyn. We sit down in episode 113 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast to discuss the finer points with Christian.

We discuss how each meeting is a process that can be improved, which can in turn be used to improve all business processes.

For more information or a full transcript of our interview in episode 113, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/113

Balancing out the personalities in a meeting room puts more focus on your company's goals and strategic vision.

To balance the different personality types, though, you must first understand those you'll likely encounter at any given meeting. Then, you can find ways to counter their weaknesses while highlighting their strengths.

Episode 112 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast identifies the most common personality types, from the 'big picture' person to the quiet introvert.

For more information or a full transcript of our interview in episode 112, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/112

As leaders, getting everyone onboard the company's strategic vision is part of our ongoing mission.

Generating excitement in the agenda itself is another way to rally the troops and get that bonus motivation. In episode 111 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast, we provide 7 ways you can generate excitement using the meeting's agenda:

1. Include inspirational quotes that are connected to the goal
2. Include new project announcements that are directly related to the meeting's outcome
3. List individual achievements in the agenda
4. Include positive stories
5. Include a note about refreshments
6. Announce bonuses that are tied to what you're trying to achieve
7. Show how the meetings are moving the organization's strategy forward

For more information or a full transcript of our interview in episode 111, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/111

For every reason we have to celebrate growth, there comes a potential challenge we must face to keep our position.

Most startups and growing companies will face questions over which systems to employ, which often leads to more questions when these systems are based on software.

Enter Elise Keith of Lucid Meetings, a software company that provides software, services, and resources for systematic meetings.

We sit in episode 110 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast to discuss their invaluable software and how it can help you stay ahead of the curve in at least one aspect of business.

For more information or a transcript of episode 110, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/110.

Video conferencing is a way to allow your team members attend meetings that matter, regardless of their location.

This type of flexible scheduling leads directly to more efficiency, since there is less need to state every point again and again for different audiences.

Zoom helps meeting leaders accomplish meeting schedule flexibility. In MLP 109, we meet with company head Derek Pando to discuss how his video conferencing software can change the way you schedule meetings.

For more information or a transcript of MLP 109, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/109

Something as simple as the golden rule can change the way you conduct meetings.

The 'You be me, I'll be you' exercise builds on the idea that understanding a coworkers actions and the reasons behind them helps build teamwork. It's not unlike the same lessons we learned as kids with more complex dynamics.

Episode 108 of the meeting leadership podcast continues our Meeting Leadership exercises, where you can get an example of how to instill this at your meetings.

For more information or a transcript of episode 108, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/108

Inspiration does include grand speeches and epic gestures, but sometimes it comes from simplicity.

As we seek to provide more ways for you to motivate yourself and others, we continue our Inspiring Leadership Stories episodes with Karmen Masson.

Karmen is a Certified Executive Coach and a consultant willing to lend us her expertise in episode 107 of the Meeting Leadership Podcast. She talks about what inspires her to inspire others.

For more information or a transcript of episode 107, visit: https://meetingleadershipinc.com/107