Ben Morton says leaders should take a minute between meetings to step away, breathe, and reset emotionally. Your mood shapes how everyone in the room performs, so deciding what to let go of before you walk in can shift a meeting from good to great.
So here's a simple habit to build. Instead of moving from one meeting straight to the next, create yourself a short transitional routine, even if it's just a minute or two. Take a chance to step away from your screen, lift your gaze ever so slightly, and just take a couple of deep breaths before moving on. And ask yourself, what do I need to let go of from my last meeting, and how do I need to show up in the next one? Because states or moods are highly contagious, so our mood or state when we enter that next meeting room doesn't just affect our own performance, but it affects everybody's performance who's in the room. So the difference between a good meeting and a great one in part comes down to what we do as a leader the minute before our next meeting starts.
