MEETING NEEDS

Hands up who likes meetings? Cue sound effects of crickets chirping and a dropped mic. 

A friend Andy works in a large Hamilton workplace. They normally have 1 meeting a week at 3.30pm. When needed, two meetings a week are allowed but not mandated.They have only had 6 full staff meetings to date this year. Instead of team meetings being held mid afternoon there is also a lunchtime option. Simple. 
Being kind to people is about meeting their needs. The main need for staff is to have more time to replenish their energy, so to be able to give the best of themselves to their clients, day after day, after day. 

I should also mention that they set a new record for their latest board meeting. Drum roll please... 24 minutes. Woah. The most commonly heard phrase in the meeting was, “As read.” 
Staff love to work without the tyranny of ‘tired out time’ and ‘death by power point presentations’. 
Prescribed outcomes look after themselves as staff are given more time to be refreshed, innovative, creative and fulfilled in their work. This particular practice is all about a workplace culture that recognises the fact that happy, productive staff equals happy clients, leadership and board.