Why Your Meetings Suck (And How to Fix Them): Insights from Dr. Steven Rogelberg 6 | 37

Radical Candor: Communication at Work

Radical Candor

Business, Management, Careers

4.7 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Make your meetings count.

Explore the surprising science of meetings and how to make them suck less with Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg, a renowned organizational psychologist and author of The Surprising Science of Meetings, Glad We Met: The Art & Science of 1:1 Meetings, and more. Dr. Rogelberg discusses with Kim and Amy why meetings often feel unproductive and costly, covering common pitfalls and offering actionable strategies to enhance their effectiveness. The conversation spotlights the power of one-on-one meetings, emphasizing their unique role in fostering meaningful connections between managers and employees. Dr. Rogelberg shares insights on how to structure these meetings to maximize engagement, support, and productivity, making them a crucial tool for leadership and team success.

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Introduction
Kim and Amy introduce guest Dr. Steven Rogelberg, organizational psychologist and an expert on meetings.

(00:04:18) The Impact of Meetings
The surprising volume of meetings globally and the underestimated economic impact.

(00:07:03) Misconceptions and Optimizing Meeting Strategies
Misconceptions about meetings and advice on improving their effectiveness.

(00:10:36) Are Your Meeting Questions Valuable?
How to ensure that the meeting agenda questions are valuable.

(00:11:39) Using Radical Candor in Meetings
The idea of a Radical Candor framework with signals during meetings.

(00:13:32) Should Feedback Be Part of the Meeting?
Whether feedback should be solicited at the end of meetings.

(00:16:05) Speaking Up in Meetings
Advice on encouraging team members to speak up in meetings.

(00:20:03) The Importance of 1:1 Meetings
Research that highlights the desire for more 1:1 meetings.

(00:23:21) Relationship Building in 1:1s
The importance of building genuine relationships through consistent 1:1 meetings.

(00:28:42) How to Start 1:1 Meetings
Tips on starting 1:1 meetings, their appropriate cadence and setting the right tone.

(00:31:24) Locations and Structure for 1:1 Meetings
The best locations for 1:1 meetings and structuring the agenda for them.

(00:41:16) Preparing for Meetings with Your Manager
How employees should prepare for meetings with their managers.

(00:46:19) Conclusion

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Radical Canter podcast. I'm Kim Scott. I'm Amy Sandler, and today we're
0:09.1	talking about a topic that you likely have some strong feelings about and is also a thing where
0:16.5	you spend a lot of your time, and that is meetings. So we wanted to get some advice. Can I say have a
0:24.1	meeting? We are so excited. We're having a conversation. Well, can't meetings be conversations? We're
0:30.1	going to explore that and more with Dr. Stephen G. Rogelberg, an organizational psychologist
0:36.4	who holds the title of Chancellor's Professor
0:39.8	at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. He's an award-winning teacher and researcher
0:45.9	and the author of The Surprising Science of Meetings, How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance.
0:52.5	And that book has been on over 25 best of lists. In fact,
0:56.2	Adam Grant has called Stephen the world's leading expert on how to fix meetings. Stephen,
1:03.0	your newest book, Glad we met, the art and science of one-on-one meetings recently came out. And we're
1:08.8	really going to focus on that today. In fact, Dan Pink noted that you are the world's leading scholar of meetings and that you're
1:15.9	unpacking the most important meeting of all, which are these direct conversations between
1:21.2	managers and team members.
1:23.6	So we're really excited to welcome you to our show and to talk about how we can make the most of our one-on-one meetings. Welcome, Stephen.
1:33.3	Thank you so much. I'm so glad to be here. It is truly an honor and a treat.
1:39.3	Well, I've been looking forward to chatting with you all weekend, actually, Stephen.
1:44.8	Well, that's awesome.
1:48.7	Well, the last time we got to see each other, we were eating eyeball pie.
1:50.2	Yeah, yeah.
1:58.9	We were having a dinner that was supposed to be very fancy, but I was joking with you later that my son, when he has sleepovers, when he has all his friends over, he's 15, they dare each other to eat disgusting things.
2:09.3	What's a little bit of that at that time?
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