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 Manager

In episode 22, we chat with <a href="https://www.mamieks.com/about" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mamieks.com/about&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lUrnf8F7CSDPXXf6v6eod">Mamie Kanfer Stewart </a>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:
<ul>
<li>How to establish whether you need a meeting and the alternatives to holding one</li>
<li>Why asking the desired outcome of a meeting before accepting it can have multiple benefits for you and the meeting organiser</li>
<li>Approaches to prepare for meetings effectively</li>
<li>How to chair/lead meetings inclusively for different personalities and thinking styles </li>
<li>Best practices for achieving your expected outcome in meetings</li>
</ul>
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: <a href="mailto:Cathal@betteratwork.com.au">Cathal@betteratwork.com.au</a> or <a href="https://betteratwork.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://betteratwork.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kX2o_3XfieUEHnySsOYrK">https://betteratwork.com.au</a>
Get in touch on Instagram: @betteratwork_
Get in touch on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-quinlan/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-quinlan/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1b-HhQhfZqoKTvlnEFHUR2">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-quinlan/</a>
Send us a question or leave us a voicemail: <a href="https://betteratwork.com.au/contact-us/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://betteratwork.com.au/contact-us/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Dku6SHBPhxfBvapl7ChRe">https://betteratwork.com.au/contact-us/</a>
 
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: <a href="https://www.mamieks.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mamieks.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2N_aergdGd-ZJ0gy8_34H-">MamieKS.com</a>
Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Momentum-Creating-Effective-Engaging-Enjoyable/dp/1619617250/?tag=petemo-20" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Momentum-Creating-Effective-Engaging-Enjoyable/dp/1619617250/?tag%3Dpetemo-20&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rOFFadUgDFfQ9IrKke4ZK">Momentum</a> by Mamie Kanfer Stewart and Tai Tsao
Podcast:  <a href="http://modernmanager.libsyn.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://modernmanager.libsyn.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686267143869000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00HG3q-32c4MT6FTG2feWO">The Modern Manager</a>

The Better At Work podcast is your new best friend at work. It’s packed with honest, practical advice and science-backed techniques from a diverse range of guests to help you achieve betterness in your work, and life.

Better At Work is for everyone striving to be better and feel better. Whether you’re ready to take your career to new heights, or battling with the daily grind, your host Cathal Quinlan is here to help. 

By drawing on insights from leading psychologists, neuroscientists and performance experts, and Cathal sharing his own successes and mistakes as a leader, the podcast delivers proven strategies, tools and science-backed techniques to help you achieve betterness in your working life, one day at a time, because when work is better, life is better.

The Better At Work podcast is your new best friend at work. It’s packed with honest, practical advice and science-backed techniques from a diverse range of guests to help you achieve betterness in your work, and life.
Better At Work is for everyone striving to be better and feel better. Whether you’re ready to take your career to new heights, or battling with the daily grind, your host Cathal Quinlan is here to help. 
By drawing on insights from leading psychologists, neuroscientists and performance experts, and Cathal sharing his own successes and mistakes as a leader, the podcast delivers proven strategies, tools and science-backed techniques to help you achieve betterness in your working life, one day at a time, because when work is better, life is better.

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