Regularly scheduled, mandatory meetings have the potential to wreak complete havoc on team efficacy and morale. They can come in many guises (a weekly staff meeting, a fortnightly team meeting or even a monthly status meeting).
More often than not –
- you attend because you have to
- the agenda is either exceptionally generic or non-existent
- it could be replaced with an email
When meetings are online the situation can be exacerbated. A virtual meeting environment can allow participants with muted microphones and inactive screens the opportunity to multitask, disengage or simply wander off.
Does this sound all too familiar?
What you need is a way of making that regular meeting –
- engaging and focussed
- relevant and purposeful
- productive and fun
What you need is an agile retrospective board.