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Ensure meetings at your school get people flourishing AND get the job done! Why?
(1) Because when people get flourishing, they’re more likely to get the job done.
(2) Because getting people flourishing AND getting the job done increases the likelihood that people will experience passionate purpose and resilient well-being, that your school’s Christ-centered purpose statements will be effectively carried out, and that people will enjoy their work.
(3) Because not getting people flourishing and not getting the job one increases the likelihood that people will experience stagnation and the blahs, that your school’s Christ-centered purpose statement will be ineffectively carried out, and that people will find their work irritating.
(4) Because getting people flourishing AND getting the job done are best practices.
What are meetings that get people flourishing and get the job done like? How would you describe them? I’d say they’re…
- Inspiring: They ignite my sense of purpose (instead of deadening it).
- Boosters to well-being: I feel better after the meeting than when I arrived (instead of worse).
- Engaging: They get me thinking and into the “flow” (instead of into a state of boredom.)
- Effective and efficient: They are run very well (instead of being clunky, mediocre).
- Productive: They consistently accomplish significant things (instead of being unproductive).
Basically, these meetings are so good that I don’t want to miss out on them! (Think of a class you really liked as a student—like that!)
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What can you do to ensure that meetings at your school get people flourishing AND get the job done? One thing that comes to mind is deepening shared understanding of meetings, holistic flourishing, and how they are connected. One way to do this is to collaboratively develop responses to key questions, for example:
- What is a “meeting” and what is “holistic flourishing”?
- What’s the connection between meetings and holistic flourishing?
- What makes a good meeting good?
- What are some faulty assumptions people have about meetings?
- Why do we use meetings?
- What meeting norms do we use to help participants (A) get holistically flourishing and (B) get the job done?
- What makes a good meeting facilitator good and what makes a good meeting participant good?
- How do we assess and improve our meetings?
Tip: Check out the Get Flourishing Meeting Framework for sample responses to the above questions, as well as ChatGPT prompts and links to additional resources.
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What’s 1 action step you can take today? How about investing 10 minutes in reviewing the Get Flourishing Meeting Framework?
Bottom line: Ensure meetings at your school get people flourishing AND get the job done!
Get flourishing!
Michael
P.S. Don’t forget to check out the Get Flourishing Meeting Framework!
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