Meetings don't have to be painful - Our rhythms for meeting as a team

In this episode, David and Jamie explore the often-dreaded world of meetings, asking the critical question: "Could this meeting have been an email?" Provoked by Elon Musk's perspective on meeting efficiency, your hosts delve into why so many meetings are unproductive and how to transform them into valuable, energizing sessions.

Discover our meeting rhythms and cadences, designed for our own indie creative business. We break down our weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meeting structures, including:

• Snippets (Not a Meeting!): How a Slack channel can replace your Monday morning huddle and clarify thinking.
• Level 10s: An in-depth look at this powerful, action-oriented meeting framework from the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), designed to achieve 10/10 productivity. Learn why time limits and clear agendas are game-changers.
• Friday Huddle: The cultural cornerstone of the week, focusing on team connection, learning, and mutual encouragement.
• Monthly Commercial Review: Essential for staying on top of key performance indicators.
• Zoom Out Sessions: One-on-one meetings focused on team member coaching, professional development (including unique "learning" and "risk" goals), and fostering psychological safety.
• Quarterly Rocks Meeting: Setting the 90-day trajectory with "big rocks" that move the needle, and introducing the concept of a quarterly theme (like "Expose Yourself!").
• Annual Goal Setting & Reviews: High-level strategy and personal development discussions.

We share our evolving blueprint for effective communication in a hybrid work environment, offering tangible takeaways and inviting listeners to share their own meeting strategies.

Links & Resources:

• Learn more about Good Space: good.space
• Sign up for the Ideas Club newsletter: good.space/ideas-club
• Book: Traction by Gino Wickman
• Book: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
• Notion article on Level 10 Meetings: https://www.notion.com/blog/level-10-meeting-why-should-startups-use-it
• Good Space Level 10 Meeting Template: Level 10 Meeting Agenda

Let us know in the comments: What are your meeting best practices? How do you keep your hybrid or remote team connected and productive?