You can still be in charge of the meeting without speaking and you can definitely inspire the employees by sharing your passion for the company.
All in Communication
You can still be in charge of the meeting without speaking and you can definitely inspire the employees by sharing your passion for the company.
Learning can happen every day if we are just observant and open to what is going on around us.
Honestly I hardly ever hear about an organization that has too few meetings, quite the opposite. But too few meetings can be just as harmful as too many.
It didn’t take long for me to sense that something was wrong so I asked. That’s when he said: “you are so discouraging.”
The opposite of being surprised at work is open, honest communication and this type of communication encourages support and buy-in.
Mentor, that is what the back of the shirt says. In two areas of my life, I have one of those shirts. One is a real shirt, it's bright yellow and yes the word mentor is on the back. The second shirt is imaginary but..
The more I work at modeling being encouraging open communication, the more I realize that it is often about not saying a word but listening to what others have to say.
Often when the leader speaks first the team realizes it doesn’t matter what they say, the leader wants it done one way, theirs. As a team leader, I want input, open communication. I must be careful, however, not to speak first, but let others have input.
He began to outline the logistics of how groups were organized and how often they met. As I pressed farther into his process I begin to ask how strategic decisions were made and who was involved in these. That's when these three words were spoken: View, Voice, Vote.
Earlier this year I made a job change when I accepted the position of Executive Pastor at Rivertree Church. Through the interview process I learned that one of the most important tasks of this 'new' position was to facilitate communication between and through all the leadership teams.
