Value:
- Track progress: Ensures everyone is on the same page about the team's overall progress and how close we are to achieving our goals.
- Remove obstacles: Offers a rapid response to clear any hurdles in collaboration and action, facilitating the efficient achievement of team objectives.
- Boost energy: Enhances mutual understanding, strengthens interpersonal relationships, and increases team cohesion.
Purpose:
- To drive collaboration within the team on a weekly basis
- To ensure everyone is clear on the current work progress
- To remove any obstacles to collaboration and action, and efficiently achieving team goals.
Basic Info:
- Duration: 30-45 minutes
- Frequency: Weekly or bi-weekly
- Target attendees: Core members of a team; a project group
- Recommended number of attendees: 3-12 people
5 Principles of the Weekly Meetings:
- Each meeting should have a clear purpose, lead to decisions, followed by actions.
- Discuss one topic at a time. Avoid interruptions and stay on topic.
- Record outcomes and conclusions consistently.
- Focus on next steps. Address major or complex issues in separate meetings.
- Start and end on time, respecting the allocated meeting duration.
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