Course summary

Well done on completing this course. Here is a summary of the key ideas from the course. We encourage you to discuss what you have learnt with your team.

5 Benefits of healthy meeting rhythms

1. It saves time
2. It makes it easier to attain goals
3. It reduces hassle
4. It lowers stress
5. It fosters cultural alignment

Healthy meetings rhythm

Meeting type	Time	Purpose
Daily check in	5-15 mins	Administrative
Weekly staff	45-90 mins	Tactical
Monthly /Ad hoc topical	2-4 hours	Strategic
Quarterly off-site review	1 day	Developmental
Annual off-site review	2-3 days	Developmental

Weekly meeting structure
1. Transition (5 mins)
2. Headlines (5 mins) – reporting –
3. Scorecard review (5 mins) – reporting –
4. 90-day goals (5 mins) – on track or off track –
5. 7-day action items list (5 mins) – done or not done –
6. Issue solving (60 mins) – real time agenda, issues list, DDD –
7. Conclude (5 mins) – recap 7-day action items, cascading message, rate meeting –

Leaders' guide:

Here are some questions for you to consider as a starting point to unpacking this content with your team.

What are currently the most effective meetings in our organisation and why?
Do we need to include any of the recommended meeting types into our organisation?
Can we include any of the weekly meeting structure elements into our weekly meetings to make them better?

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