Dr. Phil Clampitt and alumni Alida Al-Saadi publish article with MIT Sloan Management Review
Dr. Phil Clampitt, John Blair Endowed Chair of Communication at UW-Green Bay, and UW-Green Bay Communications alumni Alida Al-Saadi recently published an article with MIT Sloan Management Review, titled Three Meeting Red Flags That Skilled Leaders Notice. Below is an excerpt of the beginning of the article.
Have your meetings become routine? The underlying dynamics of meetings often go unnoticed and unchecked. But savvy leaders run meetings like elite sports coaches choregraph games using a series of plays. These leaders scan for potentially destructive meeting red flags and seize subtle opportunities to enhance team success and individual growth.
In recent years, meeting dynamics have shifted because of the increased frequency of virtual meetings and a corresponding normalization of side chats during in-person, hybrid, and virtual meetings. The widespread presence of distracting electronic tools (such as phones, iPads, and laptops) in face-to-face meetings also makes it difficult for meeting leaders to gauge the attention levels of participants — many of whom erroneously believe they have multitasking superpowers. Finally, the presence of AI tools that monitor real-time interactions as virtual meeting “attendees” and notetakers also alters meeting dynamics.
These dynamics only intensify the challenges of running a productive meeting. Collectively, we’ve observed, evaluated, and led thousands of team discussions over several decades. Based on our observations, experience, and related research, we’ve identified three key roles that the smartest meeting leaders pay attention to, and three red-flag meeting dynamics they notice and address.
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Source: Three Meeting Red Flags That Skilled Leaders Notice | MIT Sloan Management Review
