Starting meetings well

It’s easy to skip over the beginning of a meeting or workshop and dive straight into the work to get done. But spending a few minutes at the beginning of a meeting to bring the group together can play a key role in building psychological safety. That is, “a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking.”

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Lianne Howard-Dace
The Power of Feedback

You know the feeling when you have to take a deep breath in because your boss says
“I have some feedback for you.” They fumble and you can tell they are not finding it easy to share. Often they might even say “someone has said…” The whole conversation feels very awkward and no one really benefits. So what do you do? You avoid receiving and giving feedback.

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Emily Petty