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How to have a meaningful conversation with your team. (And why you should.)

24/2/2020

 

Having a team meeting where you're honest and truly listen to each other can yield great results. It’s not always easy to do, so we asked business leaders about their experience of facilitating meaningful conversations with their teams.

Meaningful conversation with your team
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When was the last time you had an honest and meaningful conversation with your team?

A few weeks ago we asked 60 business leaders from a range of small, medium, and large organisations a series of questions about their experience of this with their teams.


The responses showed lots of common issues that leaders face when working with their teams, but interestingly, a few immediately pushed back: “What do you mean by a meaningful conversation?” they asked. 

So first things first.

What is a meaningful conversation?

A conversation with your team is meaningful if it nudges along your understanding - of each other and the situation - as well as influencing you in a significant way.

The conversation could be on anything from aligning on vision or goals, clarifying a key message, working out a new way of doing things, or deciding what to do next. 

What’s important is that a meaningful conversation requires an honest discussion - where you all feel safe enough to share your truth, really listen to each other, and allow the full meaning of what each other says to come out - so that everyone feels heard and understood.

Even better if there’s some tangible impact and beneficial change as a result, moving you all forward towards what matters.


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