David Grady discusses how these meetings are plaguing our corporate world.
How can we avoid being subject to these "pointless" meetings? By being aware of what Grady refers to as MAS, or Mindless Accept Syndrome. Many of us receive notifications of meetings we are expected to attend, and click "accept." While we should be a part of the meetings in our workplace, it is more important that we know we are actually contributing to them. Feeling necessary in a meeting is the key to making yourself feel motivated to attend, because you know you are needed and your voice will be heard.
Grady recommends not just clicking "accept" every time a meeting notification pops up, but to investigate the meeting scenario prior. Reach out to your supervisor, or other colleagues who will be attending, and ask what the meeting will be about. How is your input going to be used after this meeting? How can you prepare prior to attending? What information will be discussed and how will it impact you? Knowing your purpose in these drab work meetings is key to being actively involved and not feeling that you wasted 45 minutes.
For our third presentation in the class, we will be discussing team engagement. This is the idea of how committed employees are to their company and its overall goals. Highly engaged employees are likely to be involved in meetings and contribute meaningful to the corporation as a whole. As employers, it is important to actively work to foster an environment of engagement, but employees must also be seeking the benefits of being engaged. When we are engaged, we are more noticed in the company, allowing for more chances for raises and promotions. Team engagement is a mutually beneficial asset to have in your company. It allows us to avoid these dreaded meetings that supervisors do not want to give and employees do not want to attend.
For those interested in watching David Grady's video on what a bad conference call is like:
Grady recommends not just clicking "accept" every time a meeting notification pops up, but to investigate the meeting scenario prior. Reach out to your supervisor, or other colleagues who will be attending, and ask what the meeting will be about. How is your input going to be used after this meeting? How can you prepare prior to attending? What information will be discussed and how will it impact you? Knowing your purpose in these drab work meetings is key to being actively involved and not feeling that you wasted 45 minutes.
For our third presentation in the class, we will be discussing team engagement. This is the idea of how committed employees are to their company and its overall goals. Highly engaged employees are likely to be involved in meetings and contribute meaningful to the corporation as a whole. As employers, it is important to actively work to foster an environment of engagement, but employees must also be seeking the benefits of being engaged. When we are engaged, we are more noticed in the company, allowing for more chances for raises and promotions. Team engagement is a mutually beneficial asset to have in your company. It allows us to avoid these dreaded meetings that supervisors do not want to give and employees do not want to attend.
For those interested in watching David Grady's video on what a bad conference call is like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbJAJEtNUX0
I'll have to check this video out. I spent a lot of time in meetings as an administrator. They are important, but they do eat up a lot of time. Some are better done than others.
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