From the course: A Strengths-Based Approach to Managing Your Team
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Conducting a strengths team meeting
From the course: A Strengths-Based Approach to Managing Your Team
Conducting a strengths team meeting
- One of my mentors likes to say, "We each have two ears and only one mouth. That means we should listen twice as much as we talk." When leading a team strengths meeting, managers often feel like they should do all the talking. And while it's true, you'll want to to work from an agenda. Your team strengths meetings will have the most impact if you listen twice as much as you talk. Your objective is to say enough to guide them, but focus on creating space for your team to share their own thoughts. The best way to learn how to do this is to see it in action. I'm working with Nicole, a manager of a customer service team, on leading her own team strengths meeting. Nicole and I have spent some time preparing for her team strengths meetings. So let's check in with her. All right, Nicole, tell us what you did to prepare for today's session. - Sure, so, like we talked about, I sent them an email with a short agenda in advance…
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