Boost Productivity with Micro-Meetings

Teamwork & CooperationEfficiency & Time ManagementAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Meeting facilitation

Summary

Cut down on meeting overload by replacing the one-hour meeting with shorter formats: informational or refocusing micro-meetings, and above all the agile stand-up, which syncs the team and builds accountability in just a few minutes.

Target audience

Anyone who leads or takes part in meetings.

Learning objectives

Optimise meeting time by adopting shorter, more productive formats
Set up micro-meetings to inform, refocus, address issues, or re-energise a group
Use the stand-up meeting to review everyone's tasks and foster engagement and accountability
Master the pace of exchanges for clear, concise speaking

Module outline

StorytellingOriginal ideas for cutting down your meeting time
ArticlesKiesler's commitment theory and accountability in front of the group
Expert videoAn exploration of different micro-meeting formats, with a focus on the agile stand-up meeting
AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

Stand-up meeting (SCRUM agile method); informational or refocusing meeting; to do / doing / done board.

Research-based

Parkinson's law; Kiesler's commitment theory; the stand-up meeting from the SCRUM agile method.