Icebreakers You Can Steal for a Better Meeting
There’s also a myriad of non-cringey, yet strikingly effective, icebreakers to choose from. A few honorable mentions include: Triple H: Ask each member of the team to share a hero, a highlight, and a hardship. You’ll learn an awful lot about what someone values and how they see their
David Burkus • Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams
How do you know when to break into a conversation in a virtual meeting without interrupting someone else? How do you re-construct the aimless but essential conversations that happen during a Friday casual demo hour with food? The esprit de corps of a well-constructed all hands that fires everyone up? And I’ve never seen anyone conduct a productive... See more
Sriram Krishnan • Whimsical ideas for 2020 - Part 1
- Lower the barriers to communication ○ Elect tools that encourage easy communication and transparency § Slack § Zoom § Figma - Make shared objectives explicit ○ Common cause is the glue that binds a team together ○ Before launching your team, start by specifying the why § 2 months: ask "what should our team accomplish in two months?" □ Encourage... See more