How to Lead a Meeting: 5 Lines That Get to a Decision (Ep 336)

FREE DOWNLOAD: Grab the Episode 336 cliff notes, including the scripts shared in this episode: https://resources.archova.org/336 How to lead a meeting when everyone has ideas and nobody has said what the meeting is for. Here are 5 lines to use in order, from the opening to the close, so the meeting ends in a decision. When you're new to leading, the instinct is to prove your value with content: another data point, another opinion. That makes you the expert in the room. In this episode you'll learn the 5 lines that give a meeting its structure, the research on why they work, what to say when someone hijacks the room, and a phrase your team can use to land a meeting that's drifting. CHAPTERS 00:00 Who gets a stuck meeting moving again 00:25 What the research says about groups in meetings 00:50 What this episode covers 01:15 Example: "What are we actually trying to decide today?" 03:00 Brainstorm or decision: set the frame early 04:00 Expert or leader: the habit that costs you authority 05:15 Line 1: What are we here to decide? 06:45 Line 2: Hear from people who haven't spoken 07:40 Line 3: What would have to be true? 08:40 Line 4: Where I'm landing and what would change my mind 09:30 Line 5: Who owns it and by when? 10:15 Using the lines in meetings you don't run 11:00 The Leadership Accelerator 11:45 The research behind the 5 lines 13:55 When someone hijacks the meeting 15:30 Landing gear: a phrase for your team 17:40 Why new managers talk more in meetings 19:10 Try this in your next meeting 20:25 Recap ----------------------------------------------------- Hi, I'm Ramona. Before I started Archova, a leadership development company, I worked in private equity as VP of Client Services at a global firm, leading international teams. For roughly the last decade, I've worked with two groups of leaders. The first is first-time managers who got promoted for being great at their jobs and now have to be great at leading. The second is mid to senior leaders who need to influence more, manage stakeholders effectively, and communicate with executives. I wrote The Confident and Competent New Manager, and every week on The Manager Track I share the conversations, scripts, and systems that make these shifts faster and easier. Everything improves when leaders improve. That includes your career. If you're a new manager and want structured training instead of learning through trial and error, join the Leadership Accelerator: https://archova.org/leadership-accele... If you want more influence in the room with executives, consider the Executive Presence Program: https://archova.org/executive-presenc... If you want 1:1 coaching through a transition, or want to map your leadership growth strategy and find the program that fits you, schedule a call: https://calendly.com/ramonashaw/leade... If you're building your managers across a whole team: https://archova.org/workshops/ Get the book: https://archova.org/books/ Listen to the podcast: https://www.ramonashaw.com/podcast/ Connect on LinkedIn:   / ramona-shaw   Instagram:   / ramona.shaw.leadership   #TheManagerTrack #Leadership #NewManager