Is the classic toolbox meeting just a waste of time and resources? 
Or is it the secret weapon for productivity in your trade business? 

In this episode, Andy & Ange delve deep into the PROs and CONs of regular toolbox meetings and how to strike a balance between casual chats and crucial business updates.

🔍 **Inside this episode:** 

• The pressing question: Are toolbox meetings a waste of time or a productivity goldmine?
• The controversial view: Why some trade businesses have ditched the toolbox talk.
• Dr.DRiP's secrets: Andy's insights from firsthand experience on the gains of the toolbox meetings.
• The “Fortnightly Fry-ups”: The fun, food, and fraternity that kicked off meetings at Dr.DRiP.
• Stressed out by meetings? Ange reveals shocking data from a Microsoft global survey.
• The cost of meetings: How does taking teams off the road for meetings impact the bottom line?
• Connection is key: Why face-to-face connection remains irreplaceable in an era of Zoom.
• The big risk: What happens when you forego regular toolbox meetings?
• Ready to step up your game? ... Discover the SIX hot principles to absolutely nail your toolbox meetings.

Want to implement effective toolbox meetings in your business? 📞 **Book a strategy call** with Andy and unlock the power of real connection in your team.

👉 **Tune in NOW and revolutionize your approach to toolbox meetings!**

YOUR HOSTS: Andy and Angela Smith are co-founders of Lifestyle Tradie and authors of Start Up, Scale Up, Sell Up. We owned and operated our plumbing business, Dr Drip for over 20 years. Since 2009, we’ve been teaching trade business owners how to start up, scale up and sell up using a proven step-by-step formula we created after hitting rock bottom in business ourselves. We climbed out the hard way, learning our biggest lessons through expensive trial and error, but you don’t have to. Tune in weekly to The Tradie Show, where we share EXACTLY what you need to do next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction, and we have some fun along the way!