Hello Reader,
YOU might try this in your next meeting.
Not before it.
At the very beginning. The way you open a meeting sets the tone, energy, and pace for what follows.
Instead of jumping straight into updates…start somewhere different.
Take a moment and ask:
What’s worth celebrating? (since our last meeting)
Something small. Something recent. Something real.
Let people respond.
Let the room settle into it.
Then shift the frame slightly.
Before we move on…
let’s try something a little different.
Then ask one question.
Not three. Not five.
Just one. Be sincere...and curious.
Maybe you ask:
What are we learning right now?
Or—
Where are we feeling stuck?
Or—
What would make this easier or better?
Then give people time to think.
No rushing. No interrupting.
Just space.
Then...open the dialogue and listen.
It’s a small change.
But it starts to shift what happens in the room.
Who speaks.
How people think.
What actually moves forward.
I put this into a simple one-page guide you can use right away.
If you try it, I’d be curious what you notice.
How we meet matters! Let's infuse them with gratitude and hope!
Kevin
Cultivating Leaders...who Cultivate People
P.S. If you try this in your next meeting, pay attention to the first few minutes— that’s usually where everything starts to shift.
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