Most meetings waste the first five minutes while people settle in. Use that time for quick personal check-ins instead, asking about someone's vacation or favorite team. It builds connection and sets a better tone before the real work starts.
We're waiting for everybody to gather, and so people are like working on something, they're looking down, they got up and they get a cup of coffee, right? And it takes a whole 5 minutes and then they call the meeting to order. What a waste of time. We could during that time instead be like, hey Ashish, so nice to hear you, you know, to see you in person. How was your vacation? Or we could say, oh, you know, Mike, I see that you're having a blizzard on your side of the country. I mean, are you, are you doing okay? How are things going over there? Or your favorite sports team. And this is the small talk stuff, but it helps people to know, hey, I see you. I recognize that you're here. And we now have a moment to share in some connection that has nothing to do with the work we're about to do.
Reducing Regrettable Attrition in Organizations by Fixing the System, Not the People Reducing Regret
