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Coaching for Leaders

632: Moving Towards Meetings of Significance, with Seth Godin

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Education, Business, Management, Self-improvement, Careers

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Seth Godin: The Song of Significance Seth Godin is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work. His books have been translated into 38 languages. Seth writes one of the most popular marketing blogs in the world, and two of his TED talks are among the most popular of all time. He is the founder of the altMBA, the social media pioneer Squidoo, and Yoyodyne, one of the first internet companies. His blog is at seths.blog and his newest book is The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams*. Seth says that the foundation of all real skills is the confidence and permission to talk to each another. No place is that more apparent than in our meetings. On this episode, Seth returns to help us move towards meetings of significance. Key Points The song of significance is about work that matters, being part of something bigger than each one of us, and doing things we’re proud of. Many organizations and leaders hold meetings, but they are often reports and lectures. Meetings of significance are conversations. Despite knowing the critical important of conversations, we tend to resist them in our roles. Our work is to begin those conversations. Start with agreement on what a meeting is how we do work that matters through it. The problem is rarely with Zoom. The problem is how you show up to facilitate the meeting. Create the culture you need to serve people well by setting the tone for it. You have more power than you think. Resources Mentioned The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams* by Seth Godin Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes Five Steps to Hold People Accountable, with Jonathan Raymond (episode 306) The Way to Have Conversations That Matter, with Celeste Headlee (episode 344) How to Lead Meetings That Get Results, with Mamie Kanfer Stewart (episode 358) How to Use Power Responsibly, with Vanessa Bohns (episode 551) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

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0:00.0

Seth Goden says that the foundation of all real skills is the confidence and permission

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to talk to each other.

0:08.3

No place is that more apparent than in our meetings.

0:11.5

On this episode, Seth returns to help us move towards meetings of significance.

0:17.8

This is Coaching for Leaders, episode 632.

0:22.1

Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

0:30.5

Greetings to you from Orange County, California.

0:33.3

This is Coaching for Leaders, and I'm your host, Dave Stahofiak.

0:38.0

Leaders aren't born, they're made.

0:40.6

And this weekly show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations.

0:46.8

Conversations are key word we talk about on the show,

0:50.2

and as we all know, one of the realities of leadership is meetings for many of us.

0:57.0

We love to hate meetings, and yet we can do so much better by thinking about meetings,

1:01.9

not just as meetings, but thinking about conversations.

1:05.0

There's so much opportunity for us to do better and to invite people into conversations that

1:10.6

help us to move forward in a significant way.

1:13.3

I first came across the work of today's guest when I bought the book Permission Marketing

1:17.4

almost 25 years ago, that book still influences my work each day.

1:21.7

I'm glad to welcome back to the show, Seth Goden.

1:24.2

Seth is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work.

1:30.3

His books have been translated into 38 languages,

1:33.7

Seth writes one of the most popular marketing blogs in the world,

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