Comments on: The Morning Meeting

By: Joe Ely

Joe Ely — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:52:05 +0000

Great post, Hal, and a terrific link. It gives further traction to this important principle.

I do wonder how much of the resistance cited in the article (”I’m too busy”) would go away if such a senior team met standing, not sitting. And, even better, not in a conference room, but in a central though public area. Further, with a simple chart of projects/metrics/promises to which they could refer. The Fear Of Long Boring Meetings is real…posture makes a difference.

Thanks, Hal.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:23:23 +0000

The more important stuff almost never is discussed. But, if they read your stuff they'll learn! See the Art of Project Management.

By: Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:08:25 +0000

My favorite part of this essay was this passage;

“In contrast, two qualities characterize high-functioning leadership teams: (1) hard conversations happen—difficult issues move quickly from people’s heads to the conference table; (2) accountability is shared—individuals on the top team feel a responsibility to the organization as a whole, not just for their piece of the action.”

I would have loved the essay to talk about how you make those two things happen! It’s much more important than when/how/where you meet, which I felt was the essay’s focus.