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Mamie Kanfer Stewart is an expert in effective meetings and people management. We dive into why well-structured meetings are a game-changer for team productivity and organizational success. Mamie shares insights on how to design meetings with purpose, avoid common pitfalls, and navigate the challenges of keeping everyone on track.We explore different types of meetings and their importance, along with key strategies for making them more productive. Mamie highlights the importance of preparation, so you're never caught off guard and emphasizes the full meeting cycle—from pre-meeting planning to post-meeting follow-up. These steps are essential to improving your team's communication and outcomes.By the end of the episode, you'll learn how to shift your meeting culture to one that truly works. Whether you're dealing with out-of-control discussions or unclear objectives, Mamie's tips and tools will help you transform your meetings into efficient, results-driven sessions. This is a must-listen for anyone looking to lead more effective and impactful meetings!What you'll hear in this episode:[2:15] Structuring Effective Meetings[7:30] Types of Meetings and Their Importance[11:05] Desired Outcomes and Meeting Effectiveness[14:05] The Meeting Cycle: Before, During, and After[18:00] How to Get Your Meeting Attendees to Prepare for Meetings[22:00] Why Review at the Beginning of Meetings Isn't Optimal[25:00] The Importance of the Desired Outcome of the Meeting[29:20] Post-Meeting Follow-UpListen to Similar Episodes:Effective Time and Team Management for Service Based Businesses with Jordan Schanda KingHow to Build Effective People Processes in Any Business with Kristina BartoldHow to Define Core Values for the Culture You Crave with Ashley Alderson* Connect with Mamie on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamiekanferstewart* Find out more information about The Modern Manager https://www.themodernmanager.com/* Find out more information about Meeteor https://www.meeteor.com/https://www.meeteor.com/* Connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiemkoch/* Find more information on my website peopleprinciples.co

Mamie Kanfer Stewart is passionate about helping people thrive at work. She is the host of The Modern Manager podcast, author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings and Founder of Meeteor, a training firm focused on productive meetings. Mamie is an executive coach and trainer who works with entrepreneurs and managers to build the mindset, skills and habits they need to successfully manage themselves and their teams so everyone can be their best selves and do their best work. Mamie shares her journey from the Midwest to New York City, detailing the shifts that led her to empower others in the workplace. She discusses the challenges of crafting meetings that drive results and emphasizes the importance of intention in leadership. Together, they explore how anyone can unlock their potential, find confidence in their uniqueness, and thrive at work and in life. This episode is packed with insights on making intentional choices that inspire transformation and success. Website- www.mamieks.com Social Media Links/Handles: https://www.instagram.com/mamieks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamiekanferstewar https://www.youtube.com/@TheModernManager

A recent survey conducted by Talker Research revealed that 38% of Americans have never felt more uninspired at work than they do now. That's a bit over one-third of the workforce! In light of this dissatisfaction, what can be said about management? The post-pandemic workforce has a new view on what gives their lives meaning and the benefits of hybrid work, making it more challenging than ever for managers to keep their teams engaged and productive. To share how management can face this hybrid workforce era is our guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart. She's the founder and CEO of Meeteor, a coaching and training company that focuses on creating healthy, high-performing teams with a special emphasis on productive meetings, as well as the author of “Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings.” Mamie also hosts the Modern Manager Podcast, where she delivers practical advice to help people tap into their managerial greatness. In this episode, Mamie shares how managers, despite being the unsung heroes of the workplace, fail to receive the support and skill development they need from their leadership so they can excel at their jobs. Mamie points out the essential skills managers need to thrive in today's ever-popular hybrid work environments — from effective feedback and authentic appreciation for creating high-performance teams to leveraging AI tools for productivity and collaboration. We also talk about meetings, why employees hate them, and how management can use them for relationship-building rather than wasting people's time.  If your employees and management could use a boost, then this episode is a must-listen! Tune in for an approach to management that will shape the future of work. — Key Takeaways: Meet Mamie Kanfer Stewart & Her Take on Employee Engagement (00:00) Management's Challenge to Inspire A Post-Pandemic Workforce (03:20) Critical Skills All Managers Should Have (12:38) Leveraging AI in Workforce Management (23:22) Why Meetings Are So Awful (30:17) Using Meetings for Relationship Building (46:54) What Do Managers Need to Feel Fulfilled & Valued? (54:11) Speed Round Questions (56:15) — ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Connect with Mamie Kanfer Stewart: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamiekanferstewart/ Business | https://www.meeteor.com/ Personal Site | https://www.mamieks.com/ Podcast Site | https://www.themodernmanager.com/ YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@TheModernManager Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mamieks/?hl=en Board Position | https://lkflt.org/bio/mamie-kanfer-stewart/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/44ieyPB Follow our podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/44kONi6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NtVK9W Join the TDW tribe and learn more: https://disruptedwork.com

Mamie Kanfer Stewart joins me in episode six of our ongoing miniseries on corporate culture. Mamie is the founder and CEO of meeting effectiveness firm Meeteor, is co-author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings, and is the host of the Modern Manager Podcast. In today's conversation, we explore the impact meetings can have on corporate culture. Can meetings actually be enjoyable? Tune into episode 128 to hear Mamie's story, her 'rocket-booster' moment, and her thoughts on the intersection between effective meetings and organizational culture.

In episode 22, we chat with Mamie Kanfer Stewart about creating effective and engaging meetings. Have you felt that you were wasting your time in a meeting, stuck in back-to-back meetings all day, and not getting to your work? Our listeners have told us this is a problem in many of their organisations and one that has worsened in recent years. Mamie, is a coach and consultant who trains teams and organisations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. She shares with us her expertise in planning (and declining!) meetings, substitutes to meetings, and making meetings more beneficial and productive for everyone. Cathal and Mamie also spent some time discussing how meetings reflect your culture and your team dynamics. We discuss: How to establish whether you need a meeting and the alternatives to holding one Why asking the desired outcome of a meeting before accepting it can have multiple benefits for you and the meeting organiser Approaches to prepare for meetings effectively How to chair/lead meetings inclusively for different personalities and thinking styles  Best practices for achieving your expected outcome in meetings This episode is packed full of practical tips to put into action in your meetings immediately! And in let's take this offline, Annette Sloan and I break down the three biggest takeaways, plus we answer a question from our listener Elizabeth, who has been out of the workforce for 15 years and is unsure how to start her career again.    Get in touch: Cathal@betteratwork.com.au or https://betteratwork.com.au Get in touch on Instagram: @betteratwork_ Get in touch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-quinlan/ Send us a question or leave us a voicemail: https://betteratwork.com.au/contact-us/   About Guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings. Her company, Meeteor, helps teams and organizations build healthy meeting culture. As a coach, speaker, writer, and trainer, Mamie has helped thousands of people improve their meetings and how they collaborate. Mamie has been featured in Forbes, Inc, and Fast Company. She is a regular contributor on The Price of Business and is the host of The Modern Manager podcast. Website: MamieKS.com Book: Momentum by Mamie Kanfer Stewart and Tai Tsao Podcast:  The Modern ManagerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever felt that you were wasting your time in a meeting? When we ask clients this question, all hands go up. Yet, everybody seems clear on what a good meeting looks like. Why is this? Our guest on The Melting Pot this week brings some light to this. This week we learned from Mamie K Stewart, host of The Modern Manager podcast, author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings and Founder of Meeteor, a training firm focused on improving the productivity of meetings. In this insightful conversation, Mamie tells us why she decided to write a book about meetings and gives us some tips on how to run great meetings in person and virtually. She also discusses how meetings are a reflection of your culture and your team dynamics, and what questions you should ask yourself before setting up a meeting.Download and listen to learn more. On today's podcast: Why write a book about meetingsAre your meetings reflecting your culture?What to ask yourself before setting up a meetingHow to bring clarity to meetingsUsing tech during meetings  Follow Mamie K. Stewart:WebsiteLinkedInDelegation QuizThe Modern Manager PodcastMomentum book Book recommendations:Getting things done by David AllenEnjoyed the show? Leave a Review 

When you see a construction site where there is sandblasting going on, you probably shouldn't hang around. This episode begins with an explanation of the problem sandblasting poses to anyone nearby. Source: Dr. Paul Blanc author of “How Everyday Products Make People Sick” (https://amzn.to/3iug5Me) You have a voice inside your head. It talks to you all the time and tells you good things and bad things. It can be a positive coach or a negative critic. Where does that voice come from? How can you use that voice to your advantage? Find out by listening to my guest Ethan Kross. He is an award-winning psychologist, professor at the University of Michigan and author of the book Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (https://amzn.to/38XXEwa) While meetings can be good and are often necessary, it does seem that a lot of meetings are a big waste of time. Wouldn't it be great if you could make meetings better? You absolutely can according to my guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart. She is founder of a company called Meeteor (www.meeteor.com) which helps businesses improve the quality of meetings. Marnie is coauthor of the book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings (https://amzn.to/2XXL2yT). Listen as she offers some easy ways to make your meeting more productive and engaging. When was the last time you checked your tires – REALLY checked them? You may not realize it, but your tires can lose half of the air in them before they even start to look flat. Having underinflated tires can cause all kinds of problems and cost a lot of money. Listen as I explain those problems and how to prevent them. Source: https://bit.ly/3oYpjmj PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! To match with a licensed therapist today, go to https://TalkSpace.com and use the promo code SYSK to get $100 off of your first month and show your support for the show! TurboTax experts can relieve you from the stress of taxes and file for you so you can do… not taxes! Come to TurboTax and don't do your taxes. Visit https://TurboTax.com to learn more. Intuit TurboTax.  Did you know you could reduce the number of unwanted calls & emails with Online Privacy Protection from Discover? - And it's FREE! Just activate it in the Discover App. See terms & learn more at https://Discover.com/Online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're sharing an interview between Erik Qualman and Mamie Kanfer Stewart on the Modern Manager Podcast. Erik discusses what it means to really be focused. He shares his lessons learned and best tips and tricks for how you and your team can accomplish great things simply by staying focused.   Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the host of The Modern Manager Podcast, author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings, and Founder of Meeteor. Stewart has spent most of her life trying to improve the world. Much of the time, that means helping others manage themselves, their teams and their organizations more effectively. Between art school and business school, being an entrepreneur and a mom, she has learned that how you work is just as important as what you accomplish. 5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

How can your meetings be done right? In this episode of Incorporating Superpowers, host Justin Recla welcomes guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart to talk all about how to have good meetings. In the entrepreneurship world, meetings can help us build our businesses, and bring our work-relationships to the next level. Mamie is the founder and CEO of Meeteor, which is an organization that provides tools and training to help run effective meetings. Are you an entrepreneur? Do you want to learn how to take your meeting game to the next level? Then this episode on meetings done right is the episode for you!

How can your meetings be done right? In this episode of Incorporating Superpowers, host Justin Recla welcomes guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart to talk all about how to have good meetings. In the entrepreneurship world, meetings can help us build our businesses, and bring our work-relationships to the next level. Mamie is the founder and CEO of Meeteor, which is an organization that provides tools and training to help run effective meetings. Are you an entrepreneur? Do you want to learn how to take your meeting game to the next level? Then this episode on meetings done right is the episode for you!

Meetings are a part of every job and the higher you progress in your career, the more meetings you need to attend. But are all meetings necessary and are they achieving a specific outcome for your team, project or organisation? In this week's episode, I'm joined by Mamie Kanfer Stewart, a coach and consultant who trains teams and organisations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. We discuss: How to establish whether you need a meeting and the alternatives to holding one Ways that leaders and participants can prepare for meetings effectively How to chair meetings inclusively for different personalities and thinking styles Different approaches to running successful hybrid meetings This episode is packed full of practical tips so make sure you note them down and put them into action in your team! MORE ABOUT MAMIE Mamie Kanfer Stewart learned about organizational culture and management from her family business--GOJO Industries, inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer--before launching Meeteor. Meeteor's mission is to help people individually and collectively work smarter, happier and thrive. Through training, coaching and consulting, Meeteor enables teams and organizations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. Mamie holds degrees from New York University Stern School of Business and Kansas City Art Institute. Mamie's website: https://www.mamieks.com/Momentum: Creating effective, engaging and enjoyable meetings: https://www.meeteor.com/momentum The Modern Manager Podcast: https://themodernmanager.com/ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamiekanferstewart/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamieks/     ORDER MY BOOK “Closing The Influence Gap: A practical guide for women leaders who want to be heard” is now available on Kindle and the paperback is out on Tuesday 20 September. Closing the Influence Gap empowers women leaders to successfully navigate the workplace, leading their way and changing it for the better. It is a reference tool packed with practical strategies and a troubleshooting section which women can draw on daily to tackle the challenging conversations, decisions and situations they face. Find out more and order you copy here: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/book   BE BOLDER Increase your confidence and assertiveness at work in Be Bolder, my 4 session course for women. Learn how to set healthy boundaries, say no more often, speak up more confidently in meetings, worry less about what others think of you, have the courage to have challenging conversations and be more assertive in your communication. Each weekly session is delivered as a 90-minute online workshop with bite sized videos and coaching exercises to do between sessions. Our next cohort starts on Wednesday 5 October.  Find out more here: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/be-bolder   CONNECT WITH ME: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller/ Website: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify   I would love to hear your feedback on this week's podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!    

Mamie Kanfer Stewart is determined to help people work better together. That's why she founded her company, Meeteor, where she and her team support clients in improving collaboration -- namely, through more thoughtful, productive meetings. In this episode, Mamie and Gali dig into the elements of a strong, healthy work culture and why it's so important to be accountable as a leader today.Follow our hosts on Twitter:Gali Cooks, @galicooksIlana Kaufman, @fogtownieElana Wien, @ElanaWienLearn more about our organizations:Leading Edge influences and inspires dramatic change in how Jewish organizations attract, develop, and retain top talent. Learn more at https://www.leadingedge.org/, and follow them on Facebook, and Twitter.The Jews of Color Initiative is a national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational and communal field for Jews of Color. Learn more at https://jewsofcolorinitiative.org/ and follow the Initiative on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.SRE Network is a Jewish network of over 150 organizations committed to creating safe, respectful, equitable workplaces and communal spaces in North America. Learn more at, https://srenetwork.org/, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Special thanks to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for their support of this podcast! To visit them, go to https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/, and follow the foundation on Facebook, and Twitter. 

Mamie Kanfer Stewart and I are going to discuss how to stop wasting time and draining energy in unproductive meetings.   Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Tim Ferriss, “Focus on being productive instead of busy.”   As I observe my own productivity challenges, I realize that most of us spend so much time in meetings discussing what needs to get done versus actually doing what needs to get done.   This reminded me of the time my husband came home from work (before remote) one Friday night and shared with me that he calculated the amount of time he was in meetings for that week.  Wait for it!  The number of hours in meetings that week was 35!  35 hours, holy smokes!  Of course, I asked him, “who does the work and when does it actually get done?”  His answer was that he wasn't sure.  Shocking the amount of time, we feel the need to be in meetings for optics or to show we are an important player in the organization or the need to just feel needed.  Studies have shown that unproductive meetings are one of the greatest forms of waste in business today. Not only do they hamper productivity, but they also drain energy and diminish morale. Learn three simple strategies to make all your meetings effective and engaging.    YouTube: https://youtu.be/OyHty3-LLJ8   About Mamie Kanfer Stewart:  Mamie is the Founder of Meeteor, the author of Moment: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings, and the Host of the Modern Manager podcast. Meeteor helps people thrive at work through effective collaboration, with a special emphasis on effective meetings   How to Get in Touch With Mamie Kanfer Stewart:  Website:  http://meeteor.com/ Stalk me online! Website:  https://changingthesalesgame.com    Connie's #1 International Bestseller Book - ESP (Easy Sales Process): 7-Step to Sales Success:  https://conniewhitman.ac-page.com/changing-the-sales-game-resources Download Free Communication Style Assessment: https://www.changingthesalesgame.com/communication-style-assessment  All-Star Community:  https://changingthesalesgame.mykajabi.com/All-Star-Community Subscribe and listen to the Changing the Sales Game Podcast on your favorite podcast streaming service or on YouTube.  New episodes post every week - listen to Connie dive into new sales and business topics or problems you may have in your business.

Mamie Kanfer Stewart learned about organizational culture and management from her family business--GOJO Industries, inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer--before launching Meeteor. Her company builds an organizational culture in which people thrive. She holds degrees from New York University Stern School of Business and Kansas City Art Institute. Check out Mamie's author Website: www.mamieks.com and her book and business website at: www.meeteor.com/momentum and get social with Mamie on IG | FaceBook | Twitter | Linkedin and her business on Twitter! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#117 - Executive coach and meetings expert Mamie Kanfer Stewart explains how to make workplace meetings more productive, effective, and enjoyable.What you'll learn[1:44] How Mamie identified the problems with meetings and how to fix them.[3:34] The value of working in multiple different businesses before focusing on one company.[5:31] The most common problems with workplace meetings.[6:48] What meetings should and shouldn't be used for.[10:04] Alternative tools you can use instead of having meetings and the power of voice messages.[15:28] How to decide which type of forum is the best to use to achieve your goals.[18:13] Who to invite to meetings and who doesn't need to be there.[20:28] How to decide the right agenda for a meeting.[24:24] What you can do to make team meetings more effective.[27:40] Why the extra work involved in planning a meeting agenda is worthwhile.[30:44] How to manage meeting behaviours and keep people engaged.[36:50] How to make remote meetings as effective as possible.[40:35] How to persuade people that there are more effective ways to carry on meetings.Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):MeeteorMomentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings, Mamie Kanfer StewartThe Modern Manager PodcastGojoWhere the Action Is, J. Elise KeithFor the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:https://changeworklife.com/how-to-have-effective-meetings-at-work/Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!Take me to the exercises!Also, make sure to join the Change Work Life Facebook group and check out the ways you can support the podcast on the Change Work Life Support page.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Mamie Kanfer Stewart is CEO and Founder of Meeteor, a company focused on making meetings more productive. She's been a visionary and planner from a young age--at 12 starting a summer camp for for kids K-3rd grade because she knew she could make it better than the camp she attended. And this has been her guiding principle, to Improve the World. Her focus is on the business world, and her book: Momentum--Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings. It's a great 'how to' manual. www.mamieks.com www.meeteor.com

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I’m sure you’ve seen construction crews sandblasting. Next time you see that - run!. This episode begins with a discussion on the problem with being around sandblasting. And it is a serious problem. Source: Dr. Paul Blanc author of “How Everyday Products Make People Sick” (https://amzn.to/3iug5Me) You know that voice inside your head? It tells you all kinds of things both good and bad. It can be a coach or a critic. Where does that voice come from? How can you use that voice to help steer your life in a positive direction? Joining me to discuss this is award-winning psychologist Ethan Kross. He’s a professor at the University of Michigan and author of the book Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (https://amzn.to/38XXEwa) Meetings are often described as a “necessary evil” at work. A lot of us dread them because they often don’t seem to accomplish much and waste a lot of time. But maybe it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s certainly the view of my guest Mamie Kanfer Stewart. She is founder of a company called Meeteor (www.meeteor.com) which helps companies improve the quality of meetings and she is co author of the book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings (https://amzn.to/2XXL2yT). Listen as she offers some great strategies to make your meeting more productive and engaging. When was the last time you checked your tires? Your tires can lose about half their pressure before they even start to look flat. Having underinflated tires can cause all kinds of problems and cost a lot of money. Listen as I explain how often you should check and how much air to put in them. Source: https://bit.ly/3oYpjmj PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! https://bestfiends.com Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Discover matches all the cash back you earn on your credit card at the end of your first year automatically! Learn more at https://discover.com/yes https://www.geico.com Bundle your policies and save! It's Geico easy! M1 Is the finance Super App, where you can invest, borrow, save and spend all in one place! Visit https://m1finance.com/something to sign up and get $30 to invest! The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of our favorite podcasts! Listen at https://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe , Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts. Let SelectQuote save you time and money. Get your free quote at https://selectquote.com today.     Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. https://bestfiends.com Go to https://TommyJohn.com/SYSK to get 15% off your first order! KiwiCo is redefining learning, with hands-on projects that build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills.  Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with promo code SOMETHING at https://kiwico.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamie Kanfer Stewart (https://amzn.to/2TEssdi) founded Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. Through consulting and technology, Meeteor enables teams and organizations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. Her book is Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings (https://amzn.to/2TEssdi). In this episode Made talks about how to the your meetings where they have been to where they could be: a huge collaborative tool towards greater goals. This episode is brought to you by: * UCI (https://ce.uci.edu/about/trending/toolkits.aspx?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid-social&ut m_campaign=Beyondtodo&utm_term=19-20) * Setapp (https://setapp.com?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=beyondthetodolist) * Betterhelp (http://betterhelp.com/beyond)

Today's guest in the Winning Teams podcast is a lady who hails from Brooklyn. She is Mamie Kanfer Stewart, the founder of Meeteor a company whose mission is to help people and organizations work smarter and have more effective meetings. Mamie is also a co-author of the book, Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings. Mamie is a mother of two kids and enjoys several interesting hobbies such as knitting, fine Trapeze, and rock climbing. After college, she worked in her family's business called GOJO and ran their philanthropic work. Through that, she learned about how teams work and how organizations function. When she left that position to do her own thing, she realized that not every organization has the same wonderful practices as GOJO. She launched Meeteor, initially as a tech firm. However, she recognized that instead of software development, the development of people is much more important, with a focus on effective meetings. Now, they train, coach and work with people to develop skills to help them have effective meetings and improved collaboration. Find out the full story here.  In this episode, Mamie shares with us:           Key blocks to effective meetings.         Changing the mindset of people to be “prepared in advance” for the meeting.         Shift your thinking from “Why are we meeting?” to “What will this meeting accomplish?”         The three different kinds of meeting participants.         Right culture around technology in meetings.         Breaking the cycle of “meeting after meeting after meeting…” inbred habit and routine.         Direct the meetings to a clear “Northstar” to avoid getting lost on tangents.         Don't be too internally focused – think through the perspective of your actual customers, stakeholders, etc.   Book Recommendation, Habits and Where to Get in Touch:   If you want to really redo your meeting culture, Mamie recommends Where the Action Is by Elise Keith. She believes that this book is very different and complementary to the book she wrote. It has helped her think differently about the meeting culture. Mamie's cornerstone daily ritual is going through her to-do list at her desk. On Monday mornings, she goes through the entire to-do list and figures out what needs to happen that week and tag them “This Week”. Each morning, she tags anything that needs to be done today with “Today” from her “This Week” list. Mamie writes down her to-do list on paper and puts it on her digital tool. She likes that it is always visible right next to her. It makes her happy to check things off either on the paper or her digital tool. You can find out more about Mamie's business at www.meeteor.com. Her podcast, blog and other coaching work are at www.mamieks.com.  

It’s been 1 year since I launched The Modern Manager podcast. To celebrate, I take a look back at some of my favorite episodes and lessons learned, and share plans for the future, including some exciting changes. Take your learning to the next level: Get the free mini-guide Purchase the full guide. Get all the guides and guest bonuses by joining the monthly membership community. Join the Modern Manager community to get the full guides, guest bonuses, access to the forum and more. Join before June 30th and get two special bonus gifts: a Modern Manager mini-notebook (usually reserved only as a thank you gift for my guests) and Meeteor meeting log to help clarify your meeting outcomes. Memberships start at $2. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I'm launching a new course for managers! Share you thoughts and get 10% off when the course launches: www.mamieks.com/new-course Read the related blog article: Why Psychological Safety is More Important than Trust Key Takeaways: Psychological safety describes people’s perceptions of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks in a particular context. In other words, what does someone expect will happen if they speak up at work. Psychological safety is what makes integrating diverse knowledge, perspectives, and skills is possible. It’s what enables teams to think big, be nimble, deal with conflict, give and receive feedback, and so much more. Psychological safety shows up in every interaction regarless of medium. The level determines whether someone speaks up when they have a different point of view, notice a mistake, have a question, have bad news or feedback to share, or anything where there is potential risk of looking stupid or incompetent, being seen as a failure, coming across as mean or argumentative or otherwise putting themselves out there. We can’t see when someone doesn’t speak up. It’s a silent act so no one knows except the person who didn’t speak up, making it hard to do anything about it. Psychological safety and trust are two different things. Psychological safety is a function of the group and is about immediate response, where trust is between two individuals and about belief in future action. There are three failure archetypes: (1) Preventable failures are deviations from recommended procedures that produce bad outcomes; (2) Complex failures occur when a series of factors collide in ways that have never happened before; (3) Intelligent failures are the result of a thoughtful foray into new territory where you’re going to have to get things wrong in order to get things right. To build psychological safety, how you frame failure is critical and highly dependent on the type of work and failure you are likely to see. Is intelligent failure seen as necessary in order to be creative and learn? Is the act of identifying a mistake - preventable or complex failure - considered heroic because you’re helping to improve the outcome? When you focus on purpose and remind people what’s at stake, you reinforce psychological safety. The outcome or impact becomes more important than the fear of speaking up. To encourage others to speak up, you must be crystal clear in your ask and invite their response through proactive inquiry. Do not wait for people to speak up. It’s important to respond with appreciation for whatever has been shared, even if you disagree, in order to encourage future speaking up. When a new idea or experiment doesn’t work out, take time to discover the learnings and celebrate what came from it as a way to destigmatize failure. Additional Resources: Episode 38: How to Unleash New Ideas Through Failure with Jesse Fowl Episode 18: Culture Change and High Performing Teams with Wes Kao The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth by Amy C. Edmondson mamie@mamieks.com

It’s been 1 year since I launched The Modern Manager podcast. To celebrate, I take a look back at some of my favorite episodes and lessons learned, and share plans for the future, including some exciting changes. Take your learning to the next level: Get the free mini-guide Purchase the full guide. Get all the guides and guest bonuses by joining the monthly membership community. Join the Modern Manager community to get the full guides, guest bonuses, access to the forum and more. Join before June 30th and get two special bonus gifts: a Modern Manager mini-notebook (usually reserved only as a thank you gift for my guests) and Meeteor meeting log to help clarify your meeting outcomes. Memberships start at $2. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I'm launching a new course for managers! Share you thoughts and get 10% off when the course launches: www.mamieks.com/new-course Read the related blog article: Why Psychological Safety is More Important than Trust Key Takeaways: Psychological safety describes people’s perceptions of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks in a particular context. In other words, what does someone expect will happen if they speak up at work. Psychological safety is what makes integrating diverse knowledge, perspectives, and skills is possible. It’s what enables teams to think big, be nimble, deal with conflict, give and receive feedback, and so much more. Psychological safety shows up in every interaction regarless of medium. The level determines whether someone speaks up when they have a different point of view, notice a mistake, have a question, have bad news or feedback to share, or anything where there is potential risk of looking stupid or incompetent, being seen as a failure, coming across as mean or argumentative or otherwise putting themselves out there. We can’t see when someone doesn’t speak up. It’s a silent act so no one knows except the person who didn’t speak up, making it hard to do anything about it. Psychological safety and trust are two different things. Psychological safety is a function of the group and is about immediate response, where trust is between two individuals and about belief in future action. There are

You may have heard the idea of manager as coach before. It’s one of the core ideas I subscribe to as a manager - that we should coach our team members to unleash their potential. But what about coaching yourself? Is that even possible? This week’s guest, Jennifer DiMotta, is the Owner and President of DiMotta Consulting LLC where she takes her 20+ years of triple-digit growth success and transforms it to easily digestible strategies and plans for clients, particularly in the luxury direct to consumer market. Jennifer speaks on Women Leadership and has developed a method which she calls Six Steps to Becoming Your Own Leadership Coach, a proven method of developing your leadership skills for personal success. Jennifer and I walk through the six steps, dig into the process and examples, so you can apply the approach to yourself or you team members. Read the related blog article: How to Coach Yourself Join the Modern Manager community to get 2.5 hours of free coaching from Jennifer when you start the 6 Steps to Becoming Your Own Leadership Coach program. Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course KEY TAKEAWAYS: Step one is to become more self aware. Through a series of assessments, you can get a better understanding of your strengths, preferences, and potential areas for growth. Two great assessments to start with are Strengths Finder and Myers Briggs Type Indicator It’s not about trying to change who you are, but rather develop in areas that will serve you and your team. Leaders come in all varieties. There are many attributes of great leaders. The key is to figure out your strengths which you can build on and what specific qualities you want to develop. Step two is to create a vision of what leadership qualities you desire. Reflect on leaders whom you admire - what about them do you appreciate? Step three is to create SMART goals which describe the goal, the behavior you’ll adopt, when/where you’ll do the behavior, how you’ll measure success, and when you’ll pause to reflect on progress. Step four is to find an accountability partner who can speak honestly with you, help hold you to your goals, and be your cheerleader. It’s critical you respect this person so that you can really hear what they say. Research has proven time and again that when you have an accountability partner, you’re significantly more likely to achieve your goals. Meet with your accountability partner in whatever format and frequency works best for you. Step five is to reflect and celebrate progress along with small and big wins. Reward or treat yourself to help stay motivated. Step six is to encourage others to develop themselves and offer praise and thanks. KEEP UP WITH JENNIFER Website: www.dimottaconsulting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdimotta/ Email: jennifer@dimottaconsulting.com Phone: 703-570-5545

You may have heard the idea of manager as coach before. It’s one of the core ideas I subscribe to as a manager - that we should coach our team members to unleash their potential. But what about coaching yourself? Is that even possible? This week’s guest, Jennifer DiMotta, is the Owner and President of DiMotta Consulting LLC where she takes her 20+ years of triple-digit growth success and transforms it to easily digestible strategies and plans for clients, particularly in the luxury direct to consumer market. Jennifer speaks on Women Leadership and has developed a method which she calls Six Steps to Becoming Your Own Leadership Coach, a proven method of developing your leadership skills for personal success. Jennifer and I walk through the six steps, dig into the process and examples, so you can apply the approach to yourself or you team members. Read the related blog article: How to Coach Yourself Join the Modern Manager community to get 2.5 hours of free coaching from Jennifer when you start the 6 Steps to Becoming Your Own Leadership Coach program. Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course KEY TAKEAWAYS: Step one is to become more self aware. Through a series of assessments, you can get a better understanding of your strengths, preferences, and potential areas for growth. Two great assessments to start with are Strengths Finder and Myers Briggs Type Indicator It’s not about trying to change who you are, but rather develop in areas that will serve you and your team. Leaders come in all varieties. There are many attributes of great leaders. The key is to figure out your strengths which you can build on and what specific qualities you want to develop. Step two is to create a vision of what leadership qualities you desire. Reflect on leaders whom you admire - what about them do you appreciate? Step three is to create SMART goals which describe the goal, the behavior you’ll adopt, when/where you’ll do the behavior, how you’ll measure success, and when you’ll pause to reflect on progress. Step four is to find an accountability partner who can speak honestly with you, help hold you to your goals, and be your cheerleader. It’s critical you respect this person so that you can really hear what they say. Research has proven time and again that when you have an accountability partner, you’re significantly more likely to achieve your goals. Meet with your accountability partner in whatever format and frequency works best for you. Step five is to reflect and celebrate progress along with small and big wins. Reward or treat yourself to help stay motivated. Step six is to encourage others to develop themselves and offer praise and thanks. KEEP UP WITH JENNIFER Website: www.dimottaconsulting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdimotta/

There is an old joke that a manager’s work is to go to meetings. As a meeting expert, that sounds lovely to me, but as an experienced manager, I know that’s not the case. This week’s guest, Mike Tannenbaum, is Founder, Principal, and Lead Strategist of Humanity. Mike helps people create better experiences by deepening their understanding of humans. He focuses on helping people and teams become the best version of themselves by redesigning the way they relate to their work so they experience more joy, fulfillment, and effective ways of working. Mike and I talk about the 4 types of work, what a manager creates, the practice of continuous improvement combined with planning, mindfulness and more. Read the related blog article: What Does a Manager Create? Join the Modern Manager community to get 25% off everything on Mike’s store including the Clear Path Forward workbooks and course. Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course KEY TAKEAWAYS: There are four types of work: (1) planning - preparing to do the work (2) coordinating - the activities that facilitate the work e.g. meetings, gathering information, etc. (3) creating - producing your deliverables, and (4) distracting - anything that gets in the way of the other work. A manager’s role is to create trust, clarity, enhanced team members, a strong team, high performance, results or goal achievement. There are 5 types of people we collaborate with: (1) collaborators - those we work with to achieve the same goal, (2) leaders - those who give direction and inspire action, (3) advisors - those who offer guidance, (4) people who I rely on, and (5) people who rely on me. Often there are people outside our team of collaborators who we rely on and/or who rely on us - for information, for help, for specific needs. It’s critical to think expansively about who we need to work with, communicate with, and build relationships with. There is value to creating plan that provides direction, but things almost never go according to plan. Incorporating regularly scheduled moments of reflection - e.g. what have we learned - allow you to iterate the plan so it stays relevant. Mindfulness in organizations is really about creating a practice of reflection and awareness, at the individual and organizational levels. We all have qualities about ourselves that we don’t see, and we have those which we don’t like about ourselves. The sooner we ca

There is an old joke that a manager’s work is to go to meetings. As a meeting expert, that sounds lovely to me, but as an experienced manager, I know that’s not the case. This week’s guest, Mike Tannenbaum, is Founder, Principal, and Lead Strategist of Humanity. Mike helps people create better experiences by deepening their understanding of humans. He focuses on helping people and teams become the best version of themselves by redesigning the way they relate to their work so they experience more joy, fulfillment, and effective ways of working. Mike and I talk about the 4 types of work, what a manager creates, the practice of continuous improvement combined with planning, mindfulness and more. Read the related blog article: What Does a Manager Create? Join the Modern Manager community to get 25% off everything on Mike’s store including the Clear Path Forward workbooks and course. Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course KEY TAKEAWAYS: There are four types of work: (1) planning - preparing to do the work (2) coordinating - the activities that facilitate the work e.g. meetings, gathering information, etc. (3) creating - producing your deliverables, and (4) distracting - anything that gets in the way of the other work. A manager’s role is to create trust, clarity, enhanced team members, a strong team, high performance, results or goal achievement. There are 5 types of people we collaborate with: (1) collaborators - those we work with to achieve the same goal, (2) leaders - those who give direction and inspire action, (3) advisors - those who offer guidance, (4) people who I rely on, and (5) people who rely on me. Often there are people outside our team of collaborators who we rely on and/or who rely on us - for information, for help, for specific needs. It’s critical to think expansively about who we need to work with, communicate with, and build relationships with. There is value to creating plan that provides direction, but things almost never go according to plan. Incorporating regularly scheduled moments of reflection - e.g. what have we learned - allow you to iterate the plan so it stays relevant. Mindfulness in organizations is really about creating a practice of reflection and awareness, at the individual and organizational levels. We all have qualities about ourselves that we don’t see, and we have those which we don’t like about ourselves. The sooner we can have an honest view of these behaviors, the sooner we can take action to address them - which can range from accepting a behavior without changing it to investing deeply in modifying a behavior. KEEP UP WITH Mike Website: http://enjoyhumanity.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRoyalTbomb LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannenbaum/ Workbook + Store: http://clearpathforward.co

Is your organization more like a stoplight or a round-a-bout? That may seem like an odd question but while they do the same thing (manage traffic intersections), they operate in fundamentally different ways. This week’s guest, Aaron Dignan, has spent the past 10 years studying organizations and teams with a new way of working that prioritizes adaptivity and autonomy over efficiency and control. Aaron contends that teams everywhere need to join them in the future of work. As the Founder of ​The Ready​—a global organizational transformation and coaching practice—he helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Aaron is an active angel investor and helps build partnerships between the startups and end-ups he advises. He’s also a co-founder of Responsive.org. And he has sat on advisory boards for GE, American Express, PepsiCo, and Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, as well as the board of directors for Smashburger. He is the author of ​Game Frame​ (Free Press, 2011) and ​Brave New Work​ (Portfolio 2019). Aaron and I talk about the origins of “modern management practices” and why they no longer serve us, what old vs new operating systems look like and how to being transitioning your team to work in brave new ways. Read the related blog article: Embracing the Future of Modern Management Join the Modern Manager community to get Aaron’s OS Canvas PDF and instructions on how to use it to support your learning journey! Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Current management practices were developed when work was primarily done on a factory floor. The goal was efficiency. Yet today’s work context is very different - one in which the market is constantly changing, the work itself is evolving, and the goal is to be nimble and adaptive. Complicated systems are machines that can be fixed and optimized, like a wrist watch. Complex systems are dynamic and unpredictable. They can be managed but not solved, like a garden. Companies are complex and we need to stop treating them like machines and start approaching them more like gardens. It’s time to update our “operating systems” - the underlying assumptions and norms that guide how we work. We need do annual planning and more dynamic planning, empower the people doing the work to make decisions as they learn. For every process and practice in the workplace, there is a “command and control” way of doing it and a “trust and empower”

Is your organization more like a stoplight or a round-a-bout? That may seem like an odd question but while they do the same thing (manage traffic intersections), they operate in fundamentally different ways. This week’s guest, Aaron Dignan, has spent the past 10 years studying organizations and teams with a new way of working that prioritizes adaptivity and autonomy over efficiency and control. Aaron contends that teams everywhere need to join them in the future of work. As the Founder of ​The Ready​—a global organizational transformation and coaching practice—he helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Aaron is an active angel investor and helps build partnerships between the startups and end-ups he advises. He’s also a co-founder of Responsive.org. And he has sat on advisory boards for GE, American Express, PepsiCo, and Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, as well as the board of directors for Smashburger. He is the author of ​Game Frame​ (Free Press, 2011) and ​Brave New Work​ (Portfolio 2019). Aaron and I talk about the origins of “modern management practices” and why they no longer serve us, what old vs new operating systems look like and how to being transitioning your team to work in brave new ways. Read the related blog article: Embracing the Future of Modern Management Join the Modern Manager community to get Aaron’s OS Canvas PDF and instructions on how to use it to support your learning journey! Join by June 30, 2019 and get two special gifts - a Modern Manager mini-notebook and a Meeteor meeting notebook to help you distill meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I need your help: What's challenging about being a manager? Share your experience here: www.mamieks.com/new-course  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Current management practices were developed when work was primarily done on a factory floor. The goal was efficiency. Yet today’s work context is very different - one in which the market is constantly changing, the work itself is evolving, and the goal is to be nimble and adaptive. Complicated systems are machines that can be fixed and optimized, like a wrist watch. Complex systems are dynamic and unpredictable. They can be managed but not solved, like a garden. Companies are complex and we need to stop treating them like machines and start approaching them more like gardens. It’s time to update our “operating systems” - the underlying assumptions and norms that guide how we work. We need do annual planning and more dynamic planning, empower the people doing the work to make decisions as they learn. For every process and practice in the workplace, there is a “command and control” way of doing it and a “trust and empower” way of doing it. Our organizations are overwhelmingly command and control oriented. The job of a manager is not to create perfect execution - it’s to create continually growing capability. Start by asking your team members: "What's stopping you from doing the best work of your life?" and then ask "Well, what can we do in our team to take one step forward on that issue." KEEP UP WITH AARON Website: https://theready.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondignan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondignan/ Book: https://www.bravenewwork.com/

It’s been 1 year since I launched The Modern Manager podcast. To celebrate, I take a look back at some of my favorite episodes and lessons learned, and share plans for the future, including some exciting changes. Get all the free mini-guides (episodes 1-52) in a single download. There is a new community! Join the Modern Manager community to get the full guides, guest bonuses, access to the forum and more. Join before June 30th and get two special bonus gifts: a Modern Manager mini-notebook (usually reserved only as a thank you gift for my guests) and Meeteor meeting log to help clarify your meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I'm launching a new course for managers! Share you thoughts and get 10% off when the course launches: www.mamieks.com/new-course Key Takeaways: Lesson from Elise Keith: Productive meetings is a mindset - when you expect meetings to be a waste of time, you don’t invest time preparing for them which results in the meeting being a waste of time, further proving they’re a necessary evil. Break this mental downward spiral by seeing meetings as an important place where work gets done and preparing appropriately. Lesson from Rob Toomey: Before responding to a colleague or team member, pause and consider how you can communicate in a way that’s best for them rather than what’s easiest for you. Lesson from Tara Mohr: Rather than trying to argue with someone’s inner critic, help them recognize that it’s their inner critic who is speaking out of fear, rather than a voice that is speaking from your aspirations or potential. Lesson from Robleh Kirce: When giving feedback, start by getting permission to speak with them about feedback. Share your observations without judgement by focusing on facts and the impact. Then open the conversation to hear their thinking. Lesson from Jesse Fowl: To help unleash more creative and risky ideas, focus on learning rather than success. Treat ideas that generate learnings (both what works and what doesn’t) as equally valuable. Additional Resources: Episode 10: Effective Meetings with Elise Keith Episode 14: Personality and Preferences with Rob Toomey Episode 26: Quieting the Inner Critic with Tara Mohr Episode 32: Give and Receive Better Feedback with Robleh Kirce Episode 38: How to Unleash New Ideas Through Failure with Jesse Fowl Episode 23: Getting a Handle on Procrastination Episode 37: Designing Your Management Style Get my book Momentum Meeting Leadership online course Personality and Preference Coaching Options mamie@mamieks.com

It’s been 1 year since I launched The Modern Manager podcast. To celebrate, I take a look back at some of my favorite episodes and lessons learned, and share plans for the future, including some exciting changes. Get all the free mini-guides (episodes 1-52) in a single download. There is a new community! Join the Modern Manager community to get the full guides, guest bonuses, access to the forum and more. Join before June 30th and get two special bonus gifts: a Modern Manager mini-notebook (usually reserved only as a thank you gift for my guests) and Meeteor meeting log to help clarify your meeting outcomes. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox. I'm launching a new course for managers! Share you thoughts and get 10% off when the course launches: www.mamieks.com/new-course Key Takeaways: Lesson from Elise Keith: Productive meetings is a mindset - when you expect meetings to be a waste of time, you don’t invest time preparing for them which results in the meeting being a waste of time, further proving they’re a necessary evil. Break this mental downward spiral by seeing meetings as an important place where work gets done and preparing appropriately. Lesson from Rob Toomey: Before responding to a colleague or team member, pause and consider how you can communicate in a way that’s best for them rather than what’s easiest for you. Lesson from Tara Mohr: Rather than trying to argue with someone’s inner critic, help them recognize that it’s their inner critic who is speaking out of fear, rather than a voice that is speaking from your aspirations or potential. Lesson from Robleh Kirce: When giving feedback, start by getting permission to speak with them about feedback. Share your observations without judgement by focusing on facts and the impact. Then open the conversation to hear their thinking. Lesson from Jesse Fowl: To help unleash more creative and risky ideas, focus on learning rather than success. Treat ideas that generate learnings (both what works and what doesn’t) as equally valuable. Additional Resources: Episode 10: Effective Meetings with Elise Keith Episode 14: Personality and Preferences with Rob Toomey Episode 26: Quieting the Inner Critic with Tara Mohr Episode 32: Give and Receive Better Feedback with Robleh Kirce

We take a deep dive into how to prepare for and run better meetings, and some tricks to make sure that what was discussed at the meeting, actually gets done. We'll hear from Mamie Kanfer Stewart of Meeteor, Charlie O'Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Cameron Herold the author of Meetings Suck and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamie Kanfer Stewart is a dynamic speaker and has presented at numerous events and been interviewed on a variety of podcasts. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Business Collective, and PCMag and writes about productivity, healthy team culture, and meeting best practices. She is also a nationally syndicated columnist and national media personality.   Quotes To Remember: “Figure out if you really need to have a meeting or if there’s an alternative way to have a meeting.” “Write your desired outcome.” “If you don’t know why the meeting is happening, you should ask.”   What You’ll Learn: How to Have Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings Taking Actions After a Meeting How to be a Nationally Syndicated Columnist   Key Links From The Show: Mamie’s Site Meeteor The Modern Manager Podcast   Recommended Books: Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti Momentum by Mamie Kanfer Stewart Radical Candor by Kim Scott Getting Things Done by David Allen Getting Things Done For Teens by David Allen The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

Mamie Stewart shares her expertise in planning (and declining!) meetings, substitutes to the traditional meetings, and making meetings more beneficial and productive for everyone.   You'll Learn: How to decline a meeting so well, that they may just thank you for doing so Ideal alternatives to meetings Best practices for achieving your expected outcome in meetings   About Mamie: Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings. Her company, Meeteor, helps teams and organizations build healthy meeting culture. As a coach, speaker, writer, and trainer, Mamie has helped thousands of people improve their meetings and how they collaborate. Mamie has been featured in Forbes, Inc, and Fast Company. She is a regular contributor on The Price of Business and is the host of The Modern Manager podcast.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep321

Mamie Kanfer Stewart: Momentum Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the founder and CEO of Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. She’s the author along with Tai Tsao of the book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings*. Key Points Six reasons we have meetings: Connect Align Decide Ideate/Brainstorm Plan Produce Three kinds of people that are involved in a meeting are people who need to be: Consulted Informed Engaged Resources Mentioned Download the first chapter of Momentum The Modern Manager podcast Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings* Book Notes Download my highlights from Momentum in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192) How to Maximize Standing Meetings and More Questions, with Bonni Stachowiak (episode 212) The Way to Conduct One-on-Ones, with Zvi Band (episode 246) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Mamie Kanfer Stewart: Momentum Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the founder and CEO of Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. She’s the author along with Tai Tsao of the book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings*. Key Points Six reasons we have meetings: Connect Align Decide Ideate/Brainstorm Plan Produce Three kinds of people that are involved in a meeting are people who need to be: Consulted Informed Engaged Resources Mentioned Download the first chapter of Momentum The Modern Manager podcast Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings* Book Notes Download my highlights from Momentum in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192) How to Maximize Standing Meetings and More Questions, with Bonni Stachowiak (episode 212) The Way to Conduct One-on-Ones, with Zvi Band (episode 246) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Mamie Kanfer Stewart founded her first business at the age of 12 and her entrepreneurial spirit combined with the desire to optimize how people work led Mamie to build Meeteor, whose mission is to enable individuals and teams to thrive at work, with a special emphasis on effective meetings. Mamie is a dynamic speaker and has presented at numerous events and been interviewed on a variety of podcasts. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Business Collective, and PCMag, and writes about productivity, healthy team culture, and meeting best practices. She is also a nationally syndicated columnist and national media personality and the author of “Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings”. Highlights (8:30) Common meeting challenges #1: Meetings that don’t have a clear purpose “I don’t know why we’re having this meeting” and “I don’t know why I’m at this meeting” (11:35) How to create a clear purpose Create a desired outcome – “I want the outcome of this meeting to be….” Detailed agenda helps to see if meeting is leading to desired outcome (agenda is created from desired outcome) (19:20) At beginning of the meeting or subsection of meeting, state the desired outcome (22:30) Six kinds of meeting types: Make a decision Create a plan Generate ideas Align people’s understanding (different than sharing information) Connect (building relationships) Produce (24:25) Common Meeting Challenges #2: How meetings end and what happens after Record of the decisions made and next steps (stated and written) Make record easy for everyone to access (34:00) Meetings are a cycle Decisions and next steps coming out of one meeting may become part of the desired outcome of the next meeting Helps people get out of the mindset that meetings are discrete isolated events (37:15) Importance of reviewing and revisiting meeting notes (42:00) Engaging meeting participants as a meeting leader (45:00) Best practices for avoiding meetings that should be emails Could this outcome be achieved by another form of collaboration? (50:00) Creating space in a meeting for private reflection time (51:00) “Norms” – ground rules or expectations for how the conversation/meeting is going to be run Links Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings, by Mamie Kanfer Stewart Successful Meetings Start with Why Advance Your Meeting Conversation with Norms 5 Practices to Make Every Meeting Matter www.mamieks.com On Twitter at: @mamieks www.meeteor.com 7 Unbreakable Rules of Church Meetings, by Leading Saints

Segment 1: Debbie Rosas is the co-founder of the global fitness and lifestyle practice, Nia, which is based upon The Body's Way: a system used to live, move and feel great at any age. She is the author of “The Nia Technique” and “Non-Impact Aerobics”. Segment 2: B.J. Mendelson is the author of the cult favorite book, “Social Media Is Bullshit”. He is also the author of the new book, “Privacy: And How We Can Get It Back” from Curious Reads.Segment 3: Mamie Kanfer Stewart learned about organizational culture and management from her family business--GOJO Industries, inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer--before launching Meeteor.  She is co-author of the new book “Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings.”Segment 4: Matt Baker is VP Strategic Planning at FreshBooks, a cloud accounting software solution for small business owners and self-employed professionals. Segment 5: Josh Katt is the founder of Kitchfix. He started his culinary career slinging pizzas at a local tavern in Michigan, and has come a long way since then to specialize in anti-inflammatory cooking. He started Kitchfix to bring this "real food" approach to everyone. Sponsored by Nextiva.

Mamie Kanfer Stewart founded Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. Through consulting and technology, Meeteor enables teams and organizations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. In this episode Made talks about how to the your meetings where they have been to where they could be: a huge collaborative tool towards greater goals. Mentioned in this episode: Care/Of – Get 25% off your first month! Use promo code ‘Beyond’ Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings Successful Meetings Start with Why The One Thing You Should Do Before Any Meeting- Defining The Desired Outcome What Your Meetings Say About Your Organizational Culture Advance Your Meeting Conversation with Norms {shownotes_close]

Where should teams begin to start building momentum and a thriving culture? Can meetings really be disrupted to become spaces of genuine productivity and value creation?  How can teams create a culture of shared ownership for meeting success? Join show host Dr. Krister Lowe and today’s featured guests Mamie Kanfer Stewart and Tai Tsao to explore these and other compelling topics on this week’s episode of the Team Coaching Zone podcast!  Mamie Kanfer Stewart is CEO and Founder of Meeteor, a collaboration company that helps organizations builds strong, healthy cultures in which people thrive. Tai Tsao is Change Management and Customer Success Lead at Meeteor. Some themes explored on the podcast include: How teams can build momentum by disrupting their meetings culture Mamie and Tai’s new book Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings The origins of the company and its name Meeteor: “Meetings with Impact” Insights into pitching team coaching to clients Meeteor’s 8 dimension team effectiveness model and tool: Balance, Communication, Change Agility, Common Vision and Direction, Accountability, Shared Support, Meaningful Engagement, and Trust Meeteor’s approach to working with teams: assessment; 2 week sprints including training, coaching and action modules for 2 to 4 months; sustaining new habits and change Meeteor’s approach to meetings: tips and techniques for before, during and after team meetings Desired outcomes, time management, agendas, notes, using tools and technologies and more to increase meeting effectiveness Research showing that 30% of meeting time is wasted due to inefficiencies A case example of how Meeteor helped a stone masonry company transform its team and organizational culture and how that impacted customers All team members, team leaders and team coaches will find this episode essential listening for transforming team meetings and more.  Join the movement for creating better meetings! Tune in today and let Mamie and Tai take your team coaching practice to the next level.  For episode show notes and more go to: https://www.TeamCoachingZone.com/meeteor. Learn more about Meeteor: Website: www.meeteor.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/meeteorHQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meeteorHQ/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meeteor-software Link to article on Thriving Teams Model: Take Your Team from Good to Great with These 8 Elements of a Thriving Team (http://blog.meeteor.com/blog/thriving-team/) Mamie and Tai’s book available on Amazon For people interested in bulk orders discounts are available for 11+ books on the Meeteor website. Visit http://www.meeteor.com/store/momentum. If you're using twitter to push content you can mention Mamie and Tai @mamieks and @taitsao. Their respective websites are http://www.mamieks.com and http://www.taitsao.com

Today’s guest is Mamie Kanfer Stewart, Founder and CEO of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings (https://www.amazon.com/Momentum-Creating-Effective-Engaging-Enjoyable-ebook/dp/B0773WXFC7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511489702&sr=8-1&keywords=Momentum%3A+Creating+Effective%2C+Engaging+and+Enjoyable+Meetings) . Topics include: Why Mamie’s family business was instrumental in her own entrepreneurial journey The common mistakes most people make when it comes to meetings (and how to fix them) How Mamie’s company was founded on a personal pain point she experienced Defining a meeting; the characteristics that Meeteor uses to classify a meeting Using alternative methods and tools of communication How to determine when a meeting is an absolute requirement (and when it’s not) Recognizing when conversations should be turned into a meeting Mamie Kanfer Stewart is the Founder and CEO of Meeteor, a collaboration company that is on a mission to build strong, healthy teams in which people thrive and succeed. Mamie is also the author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings. She learned about effective meeting practices from her family’s business, GOJO, the inventors of PURELL hand sanitizer. Early on in her career, she had an “ah-ha” moment that led her to launch Meeteor. Not enough people leverage good tools and processes to manage themselves and their teams. She has been interested in the interplay of people, process, and technology her entire life and has turned that passion into a consulting and training business. Prior to founding Meeteor, Mamie consulted with non-profit organizations on staffing and strategic planning. Her entrepreneurial spirit led Mamie to found her first business at the early age 12, a summer camp for children in kindergarten through third grade. In her work, she brings an unusual combination of strategic thinking and personalized consulting, making her a pleasure to work with and an effective coach for any personality. Mamie received an MBA from Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University and a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Learn more about Mamie Kanfer Stewart at Twitter (https://twitter.com/mamieks) .     (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/smashing-the-plateau) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 0Shares

I welcome Mamie Kanfer Stewart to the show on this episode. She is CEO and founder of Meeteor, a venture that helps teams build their capabilities for effective collaboration and productive meetings. Mamie is driven to help others optimize their time and cultivate their team to achieve results. On this episode we talk about meeting strategies and pitfalls to avoid, such as how to avoid back-to-back meetings, going into a meeting with not enough information, dealing with late meetings attendees, and whether or not status meetings are useful when done right (or useless no matter what). If you want to get more out of your meetings – whether you love them or don't – then this episode is for you. Relevant Links:  http://www.meeteor.com/momentum (Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings)  http://www.meeteor.com/ (Meeteor)  http://blog.meeteor.com/blog/no-meeting-day/ (Why A ‘No-Meeting Day' Doesn't Get At The Real Problem | Meeteor)  http://blog.meeteor.com/blog/prepare-for-a-meeting/ (How Do I Get My Team to Prepare for a Meeting? | Meeteor)  https://www.mamieks.com/ (Mamie Kanfer Stewart | Website)  https://twitter.com/mamieks (Mamie Kanfer Stewart | Twitter)  https://twitter.com/meeteorHQ (Meeteor | Twitter) Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

Your company culture comes to life in your company meetings. How you plan, run, and follow-through on your team sessions impacts almost every aspect of how your people work together. Mamie Kanfer Stewart, founder and CEO of Meeteor, describes how to align your meeting practices with a Lean Startup mindset to support a culture of innovation and collaboration.

In this episode we talk to Mamie Kanfer Stewart, Founder and CEO of Meeteor. From Mamie: Meeteor info: www.meeteor.com and on Twitter @MeeteorHQ Upcoming Free webinar series: bit.ly/MeeteorSLAP Upcoming New York Workshop: bit.ly/Meeteor615 My info: www.mamieks.com and on Twitter @mamieKS **Email me and mention this podcast to get 10% off the workshop ticket and our Thriving Teams program.

Talking with Meeteor founder & CEO Mamie Kanfer Stewart about productivity apps, virtual teams and voice activated technology. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Paul Maljak - Stills Photographer Kirsten Cluthe - Talent Booker Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCMag Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PCMag Gawk at our photos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pcmagofficial Get our latest tips and tricks on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pcmag

In our final episode of this productivity series we take a deep dive into how to prepare for and run better meetings, and some tricks to make sure that what was discussed at the meeting, actually gets done.  We'll hear from Mamie Kanfer Stewart of Meeteor, Charlie O'Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Cameron Herold the author of Meetings Suck and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamie Kanfer Stewart, founder of Meeteor, talks with us about how to do meetings better. It's not just about being productive, but about getting higher quality work done as a result of that meeting. We all spend hours a week in meetings, and there are som Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2010, Farmgirl Flowers’ Christina Stembel quit her gig at Stanford to launch a startup aimed at personalizing the cookie-cutter flower delivery industry. Her locally-sourced, artistically arranged, and totally gorgeous bouquets took off with a customer base craving naturally vibrant flowers. Now Christina is a successful founder who has grown her business from a bike-delivery service in San Francisco to a national destination for on-demand bouquets picked from American farms. Christina is one of two female founders we’ll be chatting with in our next Lean Startup webcast focusing on the specific strategies of next level CEOs. Our other guest on Aug. 31st is Mamie Kanfer Stewart, who is doing the brave work of killing off unproductive meetings through her company Meeteor, which helps organizations use meetings to drive productivity and collaboration rather than being massive time and soul-sucks. The two founders will talk with Lean Startup expert Aubrey Smith about the companies they’re building and the Lean Startup methods that helped them get their businesses off the ground.

In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation. This time we sit down with WMC7 Workshop Leader Mamie Kanfer Stewart from Meeteor.com. For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit wmcfest.com

In this new audio series by Go Media, we sit down and talk with the contributors, sponsors, and attendees of WMC7 to find out more about them and why they are Weapons of Mass Creation. This time we sit down with WMC7 Workshop Leader Mamie Kanfer Stewart from Meeteor.com. For more about Weapons of Mass Creation visit wmcfest.com

Founder of startup Meeteor shares her pivot story, discusses first hires, talks features, customers, pricing, product cycle, customer feedback, and shares her most important Lean Startup takeaways. Meeteor's web and mobile apps help you spend less time in unproductive meetings and more time moving work forward. http://www.meeteor.com/ Mamie Kanfer Stewart can be reached on Twitter @mamieks Follow Meeteor @meeteorHQ Heather McGough can be reached on Twitter @UrbanitySF Follow Lean Startup Co. @leanstartup