Monday Morning Meeting

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Do you like Monday morning meetings?

I do as a manager! For me, it is a good way to kick-start the week: take a quick progress update and discuss priorities for the week.

I shifted away from Monday morning meetings, when I got feedback from a team member few years back. She said, “Padma, let’s plan our weekly meeting on any day other than Monday. It’s a horrible way to start the week.”

Here’s an article from Korn Ferry on Monday morning meetings:

➡️ A Monday meeting isn’t the team-building tone-setter that most managers think it is.

➡️ 47% employees think Monday is too early in the week for meetings. Whereas, only 15% said Monday meetings energized them for the week ahead.

➡️ The results underscore one more disconnect between managers and employees:
⭕ Managers are under pressure to show results and want to kick-start the week.
⭕ Employees in contrast would prefer easing themselves into work after the weekend.

What do you feel about Monday morning meetings?

https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/the-only-thing-worse-than-mondays-monday-meetings?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=25-05-gbl-brand-twil&mkt_tok=MjUxLU9MUi05NTgAAAGauFHnkL7zcGTRqTdz_DfMmiGNHKtRdNlC8xshOQJmPE39DQgEVhV3xgwM-ymwouVj7TT5-5Tnvra8AbM20dkd6mqkE_WJuY3G3-w8HIh7bWCg
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