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7 brilliant ways successful leaders start presentations

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“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” —Plato

When we speak, we have about 60 seconds to capture our audience’s attention, establish credibility, orient them to our topic, and motivate them to listen, says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of “Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results.”

If you waste those precious opening seconds with a joke, an agenda, an apology, housekeeping details, a string of thank-yous, or a rambling, pointless paragraph littered with “ums” and “uhs,” your audience’s minds are likely to drift, and you may not get them back. “You need to put the art in the start, the most important part of the work,” says Price.

That’s a tall order for any speaker — and it requires us to develop and rehearse a well-crafted, attention-getting opener.

Price offers seven options:

1. Tell a captivating story.

“Of all the starters in your toolkit, storytelling is among the most powerful and consistently successful,” Price says. “As humans, we’re hard-wired to enjoy and learn from stories. From bedtime stories and campfires, to Broadway theaters and boardrooms — heroes, villains, conflict, plots, dialogue, and lessons learned draw us in, remind us of our own lives, and hold our attention.”

The story can be about you personally, which tells the audience first-hand why you’re invested in and passionate about the topic. Or you can tell a story about another person who the audience can learn from. “Another option: Tell a fable, wisdom tale, historic event, or anecdote,” Price says. “The idea is, start with a brief 60- to 90-second narrative that launches your speech and captivates your listeners, and make sure the story encapsulates the key point of your message.”

She suggests you consider these questions as you craft your version of “Once upon a time”: What challenges have you (or another) faced in relation to your topic? How did you (or another) overcome them? Who or what helped you or harmed you? What lessons were learned? What do you want your audience to gain, feel, or do as a result of the story?

2. Ask a rhetorical, thought-provoking question.

“As Shakespeare wrote in ‘The Merchant of Venice,’ ‘If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?'” says Price. “As a speaker, you ask rhetorical questions for persuasive effect; you don’t expect the audience to answer aloud, rather silently to themselves.

When crafted and delivered well, rhetorical questions influence an audience to believe in the position of the speaker. “Clearly, Shakespeare’s character Shylock is leading his listeners to think ‘yes’ four times in order to justify revenge against Antonio. What do you want your audience to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to?”

In addition to yes or no questions, you can also arouse curiosity and motivate your audience to think about the answer, she says.

3. State a shocking statistic or headline.

Price says the vice president of sales for America’s leading healthcare IT company successfully sells software solutions to hospitals by starting her presentations with the following:

“According to a new study in the Journal of Patient Safety, medical errors leading to patient death are much higher than previously thought. Preventable adverse events, known as PAEs, cause up to 400,000 deaths per year for patients who seek care at a hospital. That means medical errors are the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. Our vision is to create a world free of medical errors, and we need your help.”

“The statistic, bold claim, or headline needs to be directly related to the main purpose of your presentation,” Price explains. “Its impact ideally persuades the audience to listen and respond positively to your recommendation and next steps.”

4. Use a powerful quote.

“Employ the wise words of a well-known person, because the name allows you to tap into his or her credibility, likeability, and notoriety,” she says. The quote must have meaning and relevance to the audience.

Imagine you’re urging a group to reach consensus, or giving a talk on conflict management. You could open with: “Mark Twain once said, ‘If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary.’ Even though some of us disagree on the xyz issue, each of us is necessary in reaching a resolution.”

5. Show a gripping photo.

A picture is worth a thousand words — “maybe even more,” Price says.

“Use photos instead of text, when possible,” she suggests. A quality photo adds aesthetic appeal, increases comprehension, engages the audience’s imagination, and makes the message more memorable.

Price offers the following example of an effective use of an image:

The president of an electronics equipment company needed his managers to cut costs. Rather than showing mundane charts, graphs, and spreadsheets, he opened the meeting by asking, “What sank the Titanic?” When everyone in unison replied, “an iceberg,” he displayed a beautiful high-definition image of an iceberg on the screen: the tip of the iceberg was clearly visible above the water; the much larger portion was dimly visible below the surface of the water.

“The same thing is about to happen to our company,” he continued. “Hidden costs — the dangers beneath the surface — are about to sink this company. I need your help.” This visual metaphor spawned a creative, productive brainstorming session that inspired every business unit manager to diligently hunt for what they labeled the “icebergs,” says Price. The result was saving millions and ultimately the company.

6. Use a prop or creative visual aid.

“A prop is a magnetic tool that hooks your audience and keeps them watching — or listening,” Price says. A visual aid can also help emphasize a point.

Price uses the example of a sales VP at a large insurance company, who happens to be an avid tennis player. She says he wanted to kick off his annual meeting with a bang — so he “brilliantly used his tennis racquet to emphasize ‘acing the competition,’ ‘rallying together as a team,’ and winning a ‘grand slam’ through great customer service.” Year after year, other speakers were compared to this leader’s creative ability to present a motivational message, she says.

“Think about how you could use items like a big wall clock, a colorful gift bag, juggling balls, a deck of cards, a bunch of carrots, or another prop, to introduce your topic, captivate the audience, inject humor, and drive home your message.”

7. Play a short video.

Imagine kicking off a product management meeting with a video of compelling customer testimonials, or opening a fundraising event for endangered species by showing an Amur Leopard playing with her cubs in the wild.

“Videos evoke emotional responses,” Price explains. “Unlike text and bullet points on a slide, you can employ people, pictures, and sound to reel in the audience, add drama, and communicate the gist of your message quickly.”

As Walt Disney said, “I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.”

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Author: Jacquelyn Smith joined Business Insider as the careers editor in February 2014.

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Leadership Topics for Presentation

Have a presentation or a meeting coming up? Need to find leadership training topics to present on or leadership topics for discussion? The Leadership Mission has you covered! Below is our list of leadership training topics, leadership topics for discussion, leadership exercises and leadership team building activities we have compiled that are impactful for leaders at any level. These are designed to get your wheels turning and have proven to be successful across many different organizations.

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Leadership Training Topics

Leadership Topics for Presentation and Discussion

Leadership Team Building Activities

Leadership exercises.

The following leadership training topics are great for leaders at any level. These work best in smaller meetings or groups. These topics are designed to generate great discussion and hopefully yield higher functioning managers.

Soft skills

Soft skills are personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. These are critically important in today's workforce as now more than ever our workforces require employees to be able to communicate, work as a team, listen and get along with others. Here is a very brief list of soft skills but this topic is HUGE and you could easily turn each of these topics into presentations.

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical thinking

Decision-making

Organizational

Stress management

Adaptability

Conflict management

Resourcefulness

Openness to criticism

Change management

Today's world changes faster than arguably any other time in history. Between 24 hour news cycles, social media and the explosion in communication methods between individuals, managing change is an essential skill any leader must have. There are a couple of excellent books on this topic by John Kotter called Leading Change and Our Iceberg is Melting. You can also have a good discussion about how your team deals with change and how much change your organization has (or hasn't) had over the years.

Managing effective meetings

Meetings consume so much of the average working person's time. No matter what kind of job you have, meetings are most likely a part of their day or week at some point. How effective are your people at running effective meetings? When was the last time anyone ever thought about it?

A great subtopic for this presentation can be a study and/or game you can play with your attendees call meeting or email? I'm sure you could easily find a handful of examples of meetings that could have been emails (and vice versa) and let your attendees have some fun guessing. Don't be surprised when your team becomes very candid during this meeting about the need for meetings!

Performance management

Managing the performance of others is an extremely important part of any leader's job. Leader's must also be managers and cannot simply rely on connecting with and "leading" people. At the end of the day, we all have hard metrics we are responsible for. One of the most important ones, is the performance of those that work for us.

This topic doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should and I guarantee you can get some good discussions going around the most effective way to do this for you organization. You can discuss how often this happens, annually, bi-annually, monthly? You can discuss what format it is done in and how the teams respond to them. Get your groups thoughts on the effectiveness of your current system and brainstorm if there isn't a better way.

The Six Styles of Leadership

Developed by Daniel Goleman, the six styles have been a staple part of the discussion around situational leadership for awhile. They describe the different ways you need to lead depending on the situation, the people and various other factors. There is plenty of discussion to be had with this topic and is great for new leaders!

The six styles are as follows:

Visionary — mobilize people toward a vision. Works best when a clear direction or change is needed.

Coaching — develop people for the future. Works best when helping people and building long-term strength.

Affiliative — create emotional bonds and harmony. Works best to heal rifts in teams or motivate people in stressful times.

Democratic — build consensus through participation. Works best to create consensus or get input.

Pacesetting — expect excellence and self-direction. Works best to get quick results from a highly competent team.

Commanding — demand immediate compliance. Works best in crisis or with problematic people.

Managing an inbox

This is something that gets taken for granted all of the time and would make a great leadership topic for presentation. The organization, efficiency and 'cleanliness' of inboxes today can be a sensitive subject. No one wants to admit to having thousands of unread emails just sitting there but chances are, most of your leaders do.

How do you as a company manage that? When was the last time anyone cared? Effective inbox organization can do wonders in taking a manager from good to great. It might also get a good conversation started around communication as a whole in your organization.

Managing a calendar

Just like the inbox, calendar's are criminally misused or underused. They can be a great way to manage the obvious things like meetings and calls. However, they can also be a great way to hold teams accountable, document what you did for reflection and serve as a sort of task list for leaders.

Don't make the assumption that everyone knows how to use the calendars. Technology changes so fast and new features come out all of the time. Even if someone in leadership learned how to use outlook ten years ago in college, it might be completely different now!

Leadership Topics For Presentation & Discussion

This section is about topics that make for great discussions or presentations. Whether it be a small group or large one, these topics are always important in the world of business today.

Virtual leadership

Thanks to 2020, so many of us have had to get used to working virtually, which means we've also had to lead virtually as well. This topic is sure to generate discussion on what is working, not working and how everyone feels about it.

This is sure to be an important topic moving forward as companies must decide what their "new normal" is going to be. You might be surprised at how effective or ineffective working virtually is/was. It might open the door to other conversations surrounding flexibility in the workplace.

Most businesses come down to some sort of execution. Whether it be making widgets, serving guests, healing patients or selling goods, every business has some sort of metric when it comes to executing the core function of the business. When was the last time you discussed not only the results but overall execution as a whole? Can you guarantee that the way things are supposed to be done are actually being done?

Additionally, you can discuss training of new hires, repair and maintenance of equipment, employee productivity and anything that goes into actually getting the job done.

When was the last time your organization had a conversation about your company culture? Are expectations meeting reality? Does your team/company know what culture they are supposed to be creating? Having an open and honest conversation about your company culture is a healthy exercise for any company.

It is extremely important that there be a strong moderator for this conversation as it is easy to go off the rails with this subject. That statement shouldn't dissuade you from having the conversation though! A great book on this topic is Good to Great by Jim Collins.

Company specific leadership topics for discussion/presentation

Do you have specific tasks, goals, metrics or items that your leaders should be discussing with their teams? Have you set an agenda that is being pushed down through the organization? Putting together a list similar to this specific for your team might be helpful for your mid level leaders. This list can give them a clean and easily accessible company approved list of topics they should be discussing with their teams.

Giving your leaders a list of exercises that they could practice either by themselves or with their teams makes a great leadership training topic. It is always extremely important to develop yourself as a leader and the other leaders in your organization. Here are some leadership exercises to get you started.

Quality circles

This isn't so much a topic as an activity but is highly effective, especially if your group allows for crossover from different departments, regions, etc. It is amazing how sometimes just putting a fresh set of eyes on a situation can create positive discussions or solutions around a problem. Spend some times thinking about your attendees and split them into smaller groups.

Come up with a top 5 list of challenges or obstacles that each group might be facing and have them discuss it in a "nameless & rankless" frank discussion. Assign a note taker to each group and charge them with capturing key points and takeaways and for keeping the group on point.

Difficult leadership situations

This is a great topic to discuss with your leaders, especially if your group has a good mix of leadership experience and tenure in it. The following situations are always important to talk about and discuss/share with other leaders. The growth that can come from just talking through some of these situations is priceless. Depending on the size of your group, you can either discuss as a whole or break into small groups and have them discuss the following topics:

Dealing with difficult or problem employees

Handling your team's stress and pressure

Letting someone go

Delivering bad news

Leading an initiative you don't agree with

Managing underperforming employees

Internal leadership challenges

This often gets such little attention, yet is one of the most important factors leaders must deal with, their own feelings. Managing your own emotions and generally how you feel about something is way easier said than done. Just like the previous item, having a good mix of leadership experience and tenure is a great.

Just talking about how their fellow leaders handle the following topics can be vitally important for new leaders and great reminders and encouragement for experienced leaders. Unlike the previous item though, it is crucially important that attendees feel comfortable being open. It is one thing to talk about topics that impact others or are conceptual and something entirely different to discuss personal struggles!

Staying humble

Self confidence

Overcoming fear

Handling personal stress and pressure

Avoiding burnout

Staying motivated

Compartmentalizing competing priorities

Keeping work life balance

Situational leadership scenarios

Situational leadership is extremely important in today's modern workforce. Diversity of all types in employee bases has exploded in the last several decades. That means managers and leaders cannot treat everyone the same. A leader that understands using different leadership styles with different people and at different times is critical.

Develop some scenarios that are relevant to your group and ask them to decide how they would approach one differently over another. There is a fantastic book written by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson on this topic called the One Minute Manager that is a quick read and is very beneficial to new leaders!

The following items are great team builders for small groups or meetings in any professional setting. They are designed to bring team's together, develop teamwork and give any observing leaders some data points about their people!

Build a building

Break your group into small even teams and provide them with their building materials consisting of any combination of the following:

index cards

tooth picks

playing cards

Don't stress over which materials you give them, just as long as it is enough to build a free standing building with! The object is simple, which team can build the largest free standing structure.

Things to consider with this activity:

How will you divide your teams? Be purposeful in how you break them up

Have the teams assign a 'project manager' ahead of time

Take mental notes of how the teams interact and how the assigned managers perform

Qualities of a leader

Break employees into teams and have them share leaders they admire (in any industry). Take notes on the characteristics that these leaders share, then give employees time and space to reflect on the characteristics they share with those leaders before identifying skills they would like to develop in themselves

Use employee notes on skills they would like to develop to design your own training opportunities.

Use employee notes and compare them to your organization. A sort of 'expectations vs reality' mental exercise.

These lists are in no way exhaustive we just think these leadership training activities are great for effective presentations or meetings that will grow the leadership abilities of your team! We'd love to hear from you in the comments below! Or feel free to shoot us an email [email protected]

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Leadership meeting presentation: A comprehensive guide

Learn how to give effective and engaging presentations that inspire your team.

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Welcome to our comprehensive guide on leadership meeting presentations.

Whether you're a seasoned executive or just starting your journey as a leader, one thing is certain: effective leadership meetings are pivotal in driving organizational success.

In this guide, we'll delve into the intricacies of creating and delivering compelling leadership meeting presentations that captivate your audience, convey your message, and inspire your team.

But first, let's set the stage.

What is a leadership meeting?

A leadership meeting is a gathering of key decision-makers within an organization. These meetings bring together senior leaders, managers, and other influential figures to discuss, strategize, and make critical decisions that shape the company's direction. Leadership meetings serve as a forum for sharing insights, setting goals, and aligning everyone's efforts toward a common vision.

Why are leadership meeting presentations important?

In today's fast-paced corporate landscape, effective communication is more critical than ever. Leadership meeting presentations play a pivotal role in:

• Alignment: Ensuring that everyone is on the same page regarding organizational goals and priorities.
• Inspiration: Motivating and mobilizing your team by conveying a compelling vision.
• Decision-making: Providing the necessary data and insights for informed choices.
• Accountability: Tracking progress and holding team members responsible for their contributions.
• Innovation: Encouraging creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to drive innovation.

What to include in a leadership meeting presentation?

Now that we understand the significance of leadership meetings, let's dive into the essential elements that should be part of your presentation.

Presentation slides - Creating engaging slides is the cornerstone of any successful leadership meeting presentation. Your presentation should include:

• Key messages: Clearly define the main points you want to convey.
• Data and metrics: Use relevant metrics to support your arguments.
• Visuals: Incorporate graphics, charts, and images to make your slides visually appealing.
• Bullet points: Organize content into concise bullet points for clarity.
• Font and layout: Select a readable font and maintain a consistent layout.

Leadership team introductions - Begin your presentation by introducing the leadership team. Provide brief bios for each member to establish their authority and expertise.

Meeting agenda - Outline the agenda to give your audience a roadmap of what to expect during the meeting. This sets expectations and keeps everyone on track.

Discussion topics - Identify the main topics you'll cover during the meeting. This ensures that everyone is prepared for the discussion and can contribute effectively.

Presentation flow - Design your presentation with a logical flow. Start with an attention-grabbing opening, followed by the body of your content, and conclude with a memorable closing statement.

How to present a Leadership Meeting Presentation

The preparation of your presentation is crucial for its success. Follow these steps to create a well-organized and engaging presentation:

1. Start strong: Grab your audience's attention from the beginning. Share an insightful quote or an intriguing fact related to your topic. For instance, as Mac Anderson once said,

"Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference."

2. State your purpose: Clearly articulate the purpose of your presentation. What do you aim to achieve during this meeting? Make it crystal clear to your audience.

3. Share key points: Present your main ideas concisely. Use bullet points, visuals, and real-world examples to illustrate your points.

4. Encourage discussion: Engage your audience by asking open-ended questions. Encourage discussion and input from your team members.

5. Provide solutions: If you're addressing challenges or issues, offer practical solutions or action plans. Show that you've thought through the problems and have a path forward.

6. Summarize and conclude: Recap the key takeaways of your presentation. Leave your audience with a memorable closing statement that reinforces your main message.

How to structure a leadership meeting presentation

Structuring a leadership meeting presentation is essential for effectively communicating your ideas, goals, and progress to a group of senior leaders. Here's a general outline to help you organize your presentation:

1. Title slide:

• Start with a title slide that includes the presentation title, your name, and the date.
• Consider adding the company logo or any relevant branding.

2. Agenda slide:

• Provide an overview of what you'll cover during the presentation.
• This helps set expectations and allows participants to prepare mentally for the topics to come.

3. Introduction:

• Begin with a brief introduction to establish the purpose and context of the presentation.
• Explain why the information is important and how it aligns with the company's goals and objectives.

4. Current status/overview:

• Provide an update on the current state of affairs or the project/issue at hand.
• Include relevant data, metrics, or key performance indicators (KPIs) to illustrate the current situation.

5. Goals and objectives:

• Clearly define the goals and objectives you aim to achieve.
• Make sure these are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART goals).

6. Strategy and action plan:

• Outline the strategy or action plan to achieve the goals.
• Break it down into key initiatives, tasks, and milestones.
• Highlight any adjustments or changes made since the last meeting.

7. Progress and achievements:

• Present progress made since the previous meeting.
• Highlight achievements, milestones reached, and any challenges faced.
• Use visuals like charts, graphs, or infographics to make data more digestible.

8. Challenges and roadblocks:

• Discuss any obstacles or challenges encountered.
• Be prepared to suggest potential solutions or request guidance from leadership.

9. Budget and resource allocation:

• If applicable, provide an update on budget allocation and resource utilization.
• Explain how financial resources are being managed and any adjustments made.

10. Team and talent development:

• Share updates on team members, their contributions, and any talent development initiatives.
• Mention any training, mentoring, or skill development programs.

11. Risk assessment and mitigation:

• Identify potential risks and uncertainties related to your project or initiative.
• Discuss your plans for risk mitigation and contingency measures.

12. Key takeaways and next steps:

• Summarize the key points of your presentation.
• Clearly outline the next steps and actions required from the leadership team.

13. Q&A session:

• Invite questions and discussions from the leadership team.
• Be prepared to provide detailed answers and address any concerns.

14. Conclusion:

• Reiterate the importance of the presentation and the alignment with company goals.
• Express gratitude for the opportunity to present and collaborate.

15. Appendix (optional):

• Include supplementary materials, detailed data, or additional slides that might be relevant but not essential for the main presentation.

16. Closing slide:

• End with a closing slide that includes your contact information for follow-up questions.

Remember to keep your presentation concise and focused, using visuals and clear, simple language to enhance understanding. Practice your delivery to ensure you can effectively convey your message to the leadership team.

Do's and don'ts of a leadership meeting presentation

Before we move on, let's explore some critical do's and don'ts for delivering a successful leadership meeting presentation:

• Be prepared: Thoroughly research your topic and rehearse your presentation.
• Engage your audience: Encourage questions and foster a collaborative atmosphere.
• Use visuals: Incorporate visual aids to enhance comprehension.
• Respect time: Stick to the agenda and time constraints.
• Be adaptable: Be open to adjusting your presentation based on audience feedback.

Don'ts:

• Overload with data: Avoid overwhelming your audience with excessive data.
• Monotone delivery: Keep your presentation lively and enthusiastic.
• Lack of interaction: Don't make it a one-sided monologue; engage with your team.
• Ignore feedback: Be receptive to criticism and suggestions for improvement.
• Disregard follow-up: Ensure there's a plan for action items and follow-up after the meeting.

Summarizing key takeaways

• Leadership meetings are vital for organizational success.
• Effective presentations align, inspire, and drive decision-making.
• Components include slides, team intros, agenda, topics, and flow.
• Follow steps for a strong presentation, structure, and Q&A.
• Do's: Prepare, engage, use visuals, respect time, be adaptable.
• Don'ts: Avoid data overload, monotone delivery, and lack of interaction.

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During your leadership presentation, it's important to highlight leadership qualities such as candid communication, the ability to connect with your team, department, and the power to coach and promote productivity in the workplace. These qualities could benefit every business and are a great way to set the right tone for an effective meeting.

5. How can powerpoint templates help me prepare questions for a leadership meeting agenda?

Powerpoint templates provide an organized structure that can help you prepare questions for your leadership team meeting agenda. Using them means you won't need to keep your audience distracted by fumbling through slides, and you can focus on delivering a conversation with a clear headline.

6. Why should I use powerpoint templates for my leadership presentation instead of creating a presentation from scratch?

Using PowerPoint templates is a premium choice for your leadership presentation because they come professionally designed and ready to use. This familiarity with a pre-designed portfolio of slides means you can save time, focus on your content, and not distract your audience with a subpar presentation. Additionally, it means you can also get tips on keyword usage from experts like Daniel and Frank, who specialize in creating effective leadership training materials.

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• Choose a template: Prezent offers a variety of templates that are brand-approved and designed for different types of presentations. Select a template that suits your leadership meeting's purpose and your company's branding.
• Personalization: Customize the template to tailor it to your audience's preferences. Prezent allows you to create personalized fingerprints that can help you make the presentation more engaging and relevant to your audience.
• Content creation: Begin building your presentation by adding slides, text, images, charts, and any other content you need. You can also make use of the Tribal knowledge feature to incorporate your team's collective knowledge into the presentation.
• Business storytelling: Utilize the guides and e-courses provided by Prezent to master structured storytelling. This will help you craft a compelling narrative for your leadership meeting.
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10 Presentation Ideas For Leadership Teams and Training

Leadership teams shape organizations for better or for worse. They’re responsible for guiding teams and moving things— big or small— forward. So what makes a great leader versus one that causes employees to leave a company?

When you think of a great leader, it’s probably a specific characteristic that comes to mind. Qualities like respect, self-awareness, trust, influence, collaboration, and strong communication skills can set extraordinary managers apart from mediocre ones. But how leaders listen, learn, and communicate with their employees is just as important. Because of that, leaders— regardless of the industry— need to hold themselves accountable and continuously seek out ways to grow as a manager.   

It’s not uncommon for companies to host offsites or retreats to bring the leadership team together for brainstorming, planning, and training. This helps align leaders across various departments, teams, and offices, while offering them the tools they need to be more successful in their role. 

When preparing a presentation for leadership teams and training, it's crucial to focus on content that resonates with the audience's strategic mindset and their role in guiding the organization. Here are some leadership presentation ideas to help inspire your own content.

Leadership presentation ideas

Presentations can act as a platform to encourage learning and collaboration among different leaders. Do you have a leadership retreat coming up? Here are 10 leadership presentation ideas to help train and motivate your own leadership team. 

Effective leadership strategies

As a recurring training, you might share effective leadership strategies with your executive team. This presentation would act as a refresher of the latest trends and best practices in leadership. This could include insights on empathetic leadership, fostering a positive company culture, and embracing diversity and inclusion.

Change management

How should managers and leadership teams address the challenges and opportunities associated with change within the organization? A change management presentation would provide strategies for how leaders can navigate transitions successfully, with the least amount of disruption to the team.

Strategic planning and decision-making

A strategic planning and decision making presentation will offer insights into the process of setting achievable goals and making informed decisions. Organizations might also use a strategic planning presentation to lead their own company brainstorming sessions at a leadership all-hands meeting. 

Team development and engagement

Team development and engagement is important for the overall success of the team. In this presentation you might share techniques for fostering a high-performing and engaged team, including methods for providing feedback, coaching, and creating a supportive work environment.

Communication skills

Communication skills can make or break a leader. A training session on effective communication in leadership roles could be beneficial for both managers and executives of all levels. Here you could offer practical tips for clear, transparent, and empowering communication.

Leading through uncertainty

Given the current business landscape and layoffs happening across various industries, leadership teams need to know how to handle hard situations. This presentation idea for leadership teams would discuss strategies for navigating uncertainty and ambiguity, including how to maintain resilience and inspire confidence in a team concerned about job security. 

Embracing innovation and creativity

It’s no secret that AI is here to stay, and teams are having to pivot to accommodate new technology. Use a thoughtful presentation to encourage leaders to embrace innovation and promote a culture of creativity within the organization. The slides in this deck could showcase the benefits of adopting innovative approaches and thinking outside the box.

Building high-performance teams

Leaders need the right tools and knowledge to be able to guide positive performance. Employers might offer a training “how-to” on best practices for assembling and nurturing high-performance teams. This deck should include strategies for fostering collaboration, trust, and accountability among teammates. 

Data-driven decision making

As a leader, leveraging data to make more informed decisions should be top of mind. This leadership presentation idea can highlight the importance of leveraging data and analytics in decision-making processes, and offer guidance on how to incorporate data-driven insights into leadership strategies. This could include ways to implement KPIs, OKRs, or other effective ways to track the performance of individual contributors and campaigns. 

Ethical leadership

A wildly important leadership topic is ethics. Upper management should be well-educated in ethical leadership, and how that impacts the success of the team. An ethical leadership presentation could include the significance of ethics, the impact it has on organizational culture, employee morale, and long-term success, and how to ensure it’s top of mind in each department on a daily basis.

Beautiful presentations to drive your message home

You have a presentation topic, now what? The hardest part of presentation design is going from idea to deck with little design skills to back you up. Thankfully, there's a presentation software for that. Insert: Beautiful.ai. Beautiful.ai helps leadership teams create beautiful presentations so they can pack a bigger punch with their message and inspire their audience. Presenters can use one of Beautiful.ai's customizable pre-built presentation templates — like the training presentation — or leverage our AI-assistant to create a presentation from scratch specific to their topic. By creating beautiful decks you can engage your audience, drive your message home, and leave your leadership team feeling inspired to make a difference.

Jordan Turner

Jordan is a Bay Area writer, social media manager, and content strategist.

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How to Create Effective Leadership Meeting Topics and Agendas

By Drew Moffitt • July 12, 2023

Are you tired of unproductive leadership meetings that seem to meander without direction? Do you feel like your team could benefit from a more structured and engaging approach? If so, you’re not alone. The importance of effective leadership meetings cannot be overstated. In this blog post, we will explore how to create effective leadership meeting topics and agendas that drive results, foster collaboration , and make the best use of your team’s valuable time.

Short Summary

• Leadership meetings are essential for successful alignment with organizational goals and informed decision-making.
• Establishing roles, encouraging open dialogue, staying on track and integrating technology can help maximize efficiency of leadership meetings.
• Sample agendas provide structure to ensure essential topics are covered in a productive manner.

The importance of leadership meeting topics

Leadership team meetings, including the weekly leadership team meeting, are essential in ensuring team goals are aligned, decisions are made effectively, and collaboration and communication among team members is encouraged. The purpose of a leadership team meeting is to provide the senior leadership team with the necessary information to make informed decisions regarding the business. It is crucial to prepare well for the next leadership team meeting to ensure its success.

An effective leadership meeting agenda can make all the difference in the success of the meeting. But why exactly are leadership meetings valuable?

Aligning team goals

Aligning team goals is crucial for the success of your leadership team. When everyone is working towards the same objectives, it becomes easier to achieve them and understand each team member’s role in the process. Regular meetings are essential for keeping the leadership team aligned with the organization’s desired direction, ensuring that objectives remain clear and focused as the year progresses.

How can you align your team’s goals during a leadership meeting? By setting clear objectives and priorities for the upcoming quarter and reviewing progress on last quarter’s objectives.

Facilitating decision-making

Informed decision-making is integral to effective leadership . Leadership meetings provide a platform for informed debate and decision-making, enabling your team to tackle challenges and make strategic choices. By fostering open dialogue and remaining focused, company leaders can ensure that all team members have the chance to contribute to the conversation and that their perspectives are taken into consideration.

This collaborative approach to decision-making promotes a culture of trust and ensures that the best decisions are made for the organization.

Fostering collaboration and communication

Regular meetings, such as executive team meetings , foster collaboration and communication, helping break down silos and promote a unified approach to problem-solving. By establishing clear expectations, offering feedback, and acknowledging other team members for their efforts, leaders can create an atmosphere that promotes collaboration and communication within the executive team.

Furthermore, leveraging technology to facilitate communication and collaboration is strongly recommended. With a strong foundation of trust and open communication, your leadership team will be better equipped to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Kumospace is a great virtual office platform, that lets members of the team stay connected from anywhere.

Essential components of a leadership meeting agenda

A well-structured leadership meeting agenda is vital for ensuring productive discussions. By defining the purpose of the meeting, creating a comprehensive agenda , and highlighting the need for preparation prior to the meeting, you can ensure that your leadership meetings are efficient and run according to schedule.

But what are the essential components of an effective leadership meeting agenda?

Clear objectives

Clear objectives are the backbone of any effective meeting agenda. They help to focus the meeting and provide a framework for discussion. By establishing these objectives, you can:

• Facilitate the transformation of visions into quantifiable goals
• Enhance productivity , communication, engagement, decision-making, and leadership
• Minimize the risk of squandering time and resources

Remember, a meeting without clear objectives is like a ship without a rudder – it’s difficult to steer in the right direction.

Relevant topics

In addition to clear objectives, your leadership team meeting agenda should include relevant topics. By focusing on current issues and opportunities, you can ensure that your meetings are engaging and result in informed decision-making. Some examples of pertinent topics to discuss in your leadership meeting agenda are:

• Updates on ongoing projects and initiatives
• Key performance indicators and metrics
• Challenges and obstacles faced by the team
• Opportunities for growth and improvement
• Feedback and suggestions from team members
• Training and development needs

Strategic planning and goal setting

Discussing these topics can foster engagement and involvement from attendees, maintain the meeting concentrated and productive, and guarantee that all team members comprehend their role and the priorities they should be emphasizing on.

Examples of pertinent topics include:

Performance metrics and analysis

Resource allocation and budgeting, employee engagement and development, innovation and growth opportunities, time management.

Efficient time management is another critical component of a successful leadership meeting agenda. By allotting appropriate time for each agenda item and ensuring that discussions stay on track, you can make the best use of participants’ time and keep the meeting focused.

Remember, time is a valuable resource, and ensuring that your meetings are efficient and productive is essential for maintaining a high-performing leadership team.

5 topic ideas for engaging leadership meetings

So, what topics should you include in your leadership meeting agenda to keep discussions engaging and productive?

Here are five topic ideas that can help spark meaningful conversations and encourage collaboration among your leadership team.

Strategic planning and goal setting are essential for aligning your team around a shared vision and establishing priorities for the organization. By discussing the company’s long-term objectives, reviewing past performance, and setting realistic goals for the future, your team can ensure that everyone is working towards the same objectives and is aligned with the company’s overall direction.

This process helps to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that the organization is moving in the right direction.

Performance metrics and analysis enable the team to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions. By regularly reviewing key metrics, your leadership team can ensure that the organization is on track to meet its objectives and can course-correct when necessary.

This data-driven approach to decision-making can help your team make more informed choices, ultimately leading to better results.

Resource allocation and budgeting discussions ensure that the organization is making the best use of its resources and investing in the right areas. By carefully allocating resources, your leadership team can maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure that the organization is well-equipped to achieve its goals.

This focus on resource management can lead to a more financially stable and successful organization.

Employee engagement and development topics play a critical role in promoting a positive work environment and supporting the growth and development of your team members. By discussing strategies for improving employee engagement, providing opportunities for professional development, and recognizing the achievements of your team members, your leadership team can help create a workplace where employees feel valued and motivated to succeed.

Creating an environment of engagement and development requires a commitment from the leadership team. This includes setting clear boundaries.

Innovation and growth opportunities encourage the team to explore new ideas and identify potential areas for expansion. By discussing emerging trends, new technologies , and potential partnerships, your leadership team can ensure that your organization remains competitive and poised for growth.

Embracing innovation and exploring new opportunities can help your organization stay ahead of the curve and continue to thrive in a rapidly changing business landscape.

Tips for running efficient leadership meetings

Now that we’ve discussed the importance of leadership meeting topics and some engaging ideas for your next meeting, let’s explore some tips for running successful leadership meetings and making the most of your meeting notes.

By following these best practices, you can ensure that your meetings are productive, engaging, and valuable for all participants .

Establishing roles

Assigning roles, such as a facilitator and note-taker, is essential to keeping the meeting on track and ensuring that critical information is documented. The facilitator can guide the discussion, keep the meeting focused on the agenda, and ensure that all participants have an opportunity to contribute. The note-taker can capture important information and action items, providing a valuable record of the meeting for future reference.

By establishing these roles, your leadership team can maintain focus and effectively address the topics at hand.

Encouraging open dialogue

Encouraging open dialogue is essential for fostering a culture of trust and collaboration within your leadership team. By promoting open and honest communication , your team can tackle difficult issues, make better decisions, and work together more effectively. To facilitate open dialogue, leaders should create a welcoming atmosphere, pose open-ended questions, and ensure that all team members have an equal chance to contribute.

By embracing open dialogue, your leadership team can enhance collaboration and achieve better results.

Staying on track

One of the most important aspects of running an efficient leadership meeting is staying on track. By adhering to the agenda, respecting the allotted time for each topic, and avoiding unnecessary distractions, your team can ensure that the meeting remains focused and productive.

This efficient use of time will not only enhance the overall effectiveness of the meeting, but also demonstrate respect for the valuable time of your leadership team members.

Sample leadership meeting agendas

To help you get started with creating your own leadership meeting agendas, consider using sample leadership meeting agendas as a starting point. Sample agendas can provide structure and guidance for your meetings, ensuring that all essential topics are covered and that the meeting remains on track.

By tailoring these sample agendas to your organization’s specific needs, you can ensure that your meetings are structured, productive, and focused on the most important topics.

Integrating technology into leadership meetings

In today’s fast-paced business environment, integrating technology into leadership meetings can streamline the planning process, improve communication, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the meeting. Tools like Kumospace , a powerful meeting platform , can help executive teams stay on track and engaged in reaching the goals discussed in leadership meetings.

By leveraging technology, your leadership team can make better use of their time, collaborate more efficiently, and ultimately drive better results for your organization.

In conclusion, effective leadership meetings play a crucial role in aligning team goals, facilitating decision-making, and fostering collaboration and communication. By creating well-structured agendas, focusing on relevant topics, and implementing best practices for efficient meetings, your leadership team can maximize productivity and drive better results for your organization. Remember, the key to successful leadership meetings lies in the preparation, execution, and follow-up. With a clear focus on these essential components, your leadership meetings will be more engaging, productive, and valuable for all participants.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are good topics for leadership meetings  .

Leadership meetings should cover topics such as good news/wins, metrics and business updates, problems and decisions to tackle, business opportunities, learnings and feedback, and action items.

Additionally, consider allocating time to discuss and reflect on specific leadership development program ideas.

How do you make a leadership meeting fun?  

Kick off your leadership meeting with a joke or interactive game, provide food and keep the energy up by adding fun themes, quizzes, and collaboration activities. Mix it up with outdoor meetings, charades, or even virtual escape rooms for an engaging and enjoyable experience .

What are six things that may be on an agenda for a meeting?  

An effective meeting agenda includes six items: a list of topics, action items, activities to be discussed, descriptions for each agenda item, reference materials, and expected outcomes.

This will help ensure that the meeting is productive and focused.

How do you talk in a leadership meeting?  

In a leadership meeting, it is important to get personal, review key metrics and goals of the team, use the red, yellow, and green method for goal status updates, identify issues and challenges and work to solve them, highlight good news and wins, send the agenda in advance, share important updates, record meeting notes collaboratively, capture decisions and assign action items, set production or sales goals, discuss company policy, examine company news, review each leader, introduce new leaders, consider metrics, and reinforce company values.

It is essential to ensure that the meeting is productive and efficient. To do this, the agenda should be sent in advance, important updates should be shared, meeting notes should be recorded collaboratively, decisions should be captured and action items should be assigned. Additionally, production or sales goals should be set, company policy should be discussed, company news should be examined, each leader should be reviewed, new leaders should be introduced, metrics should be considered, and company values should be reinforced.

How can I ensure that my leadership meetings are efficient and productive?  

To ensure efficient and productive leadership meetings, assign roles for each participant, encourage open dialogue, and stay on track with the agenda.

This will help ensure that the meeting is focused and productive , and that everyone has a chance to contribute. It will also help to keep the meeting on track and ensure that all topics are discussed in a timely manner.

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How to Run a Leadership Meeting: Topics and Agendas

There are many types of business meetings : team meetings , 1:1 meetings between managers and their direct reports, distributed meetings , client meetings, stakeholder meetings, and leadership meetings, just to name a few.

Leadership meetings are one of the most important—but why? How can you run more effective leadership meetings in your own organization? We’re here to bring you the management meeting topics, tips, and tricks your leadership team needs to achieve success 👏!

Why Are Leadership Meetings Valuable?

The leadership team sets the tone and focus for the entire organization. This means having leaders that are aligned on company goals who are able to work together towards achieving them, creating the recipe for a successful company 🥣.

Essentially, you want your management team to operate like a well-oiled machine… but this can be incredibly difficult to achieve. Each leader within an organization will have different priorities based on their specific job role or department. For example, the CFO may be focused on finances while the HR Director is likely more concerned with how budget changes would affect their staff. Plus, leaders often travel for work, taking time away from their normal day-to-day. With such hectic schedules and so many things to keep track of, it can make getting everyone together a challenge 😩. How can you overcome these obstacles?

The most important ingredient in this recipe for success is consistency and communication 🗣️! Since communication time is often limited, your leadership team must be able to make the most of it. It’s essential to talk openly, regularly , and effectively in team meetings.

The primary goal of leadership meetings is to make decisions, solve problems, and ensure the organization’s day-to-day operations and processes are aligned. Team meetings are also a place to gather, bond, and build rapport as a leadership unit. Participants should look forward to attending these meetings and leave feeling energized and inspired💡!

However, none of this will be possible if the leaders in your organization never talk to each other or are forced to sit through poorly-prepared and poorly-conducted leadership meetings 😣. On the other hand, highly-productive leadership meetings will ensure everyone is always on the same page, aligned on goals, and working towards them together 🙌.

How to Prepare for and Run a Leadership Meeting

Now that you know the importance of effective leadership meetings, how can you utilize them in your own organization?

Tips for Preparing for a Leadership Team Meeting

They say you can never be too prepared. The same is true when it comes to meetings. Here are five top tips for prepping for an effective leadership meeting:

• Create a context driven leadership meeting agenda 📝 . A business meeting agenda is a great tool that ensures your leadership meetings stay on track, run on time, and cover all the necessary topics. However, meeting agendas shouldn’t just be a list of things to discuss —a thoughtful agenda will also give context on why each agenda item is being discussed. In your meeting agenda, be sure to add in as many notes or backup documents as possible so all meeting participants can prepare themselves.
• Send the leadership meeting agenda in advance 📧. Once you’ve created your agenda, send it to the other meeting participants for input at least 24 hours in advance. There may be something important that someone else needs to talk about or something you’ve forgotten to add. Plus, by sending the business meeting agenda in advance, you give others a chance to prepare—meaning everyone can make the most of their time.
• Prioritize the leadership meeting agenda ⌛. On your agenda, highlight the items that are the highest priority so you can be sure to address them first. This way, if something takes longer than expected, you can leave the less important items for next time instead of pushing back something that needs to be addressed urgently.
• Determine the goal of each leadership meeting agenda item 🥅. Make it clear whether each agenda item requires a final decision or if it’s simply open for discussion.
• Do your homework 📚. Be sure to block off an adequate amount of prep time for each leadership team meeting. Start thinking about ideas you may have and devote time to necessary research so you can add value and lend expertise to the meeting.

Tips for Running a Leadership Team Meeting

Once you’ve got a plan in place, it’s time to execute it. Here are five top tips for running an effective leadership meeting:

• Be respectful of everyone’s time ⏰ . If you don’t start your meetings on time they likely won’t end on time. This can create a snowball effect and before you know it, the entire day is off schedule. Leaders in any organization are incredibly busy, so it’s important to start and end your meetings on time and be respectful of everyone’s schedule.
• Keep it positive 😃. In order for your team meeting to yield positive outcomes and results, you must approach it with a positive attitude. Even if there’s an issue you need to address, don’t be negative about it—have an open discussion and work together to reach a solution. Never bad mouth or make fun of another employee, client, project, or situation.
• Eliminate distractions 📵 . As a leader with a busy schedule, you certainly don't have time to waste on distractions—like a ringing cell phone or a fellow manager that’s spending the entire meeting scrolling through social media. In order to minimize distractions and keep everyone focused, it’s best to ditch electronic devices in team meetings (unless they’re actually necessary).
• Summarize each agenda item after you’ve discussed it 📄. After you go through each agenda item, wrap up what you discussed before moving on to the next thing. Summarize any issues or areas of opportunity that were identified, and confirm the next steps the group has decided to take.
• Capture decisions and assign action items ⏭️ . You could have the most wildly productive meeting but if you don’t take note of your decisions and next steps, they are likely to get lost in the shuffle and never actually happen. So, be sure to wrap up every leadership team meeting by capturing any decisions and assigning action items to the appropriate people.

5 Leadership Meeting Ideas to Discuss

Here are five management meeting topics and ideas that you may want to implement in your next leadership team meeting:

• Get personal 🤝. As leaders, you’re all busy people, which means you may not get the opportunity to talk about something other than work very often. Try dedicating the first couple of minutes in your leadership team meeting to chat as peers, even if it’s something as simple as sharing what everyone did over the weekend. This allows your leadership team to build deeper relationships which can actually lead to higher quality work, plus sets a positive tone for the rest of the meeting.
• Review key metrics and goals of the team 📏. The bulk of your time in leadership team meetings is typically dedicated to tracking progress, metrics, and results for various projects and initiatives. This makes it possible to identify whether each team, department, and the organization as a whole is on track to meet its goals so you can course-correct if necessary.
• Use the red, yellow, and green method🚦for goal status updates. If you find reviewing key metrics and results to be overly time-consuming or overwhelming, try using the red, yellow, and green method for each agenda item. Are you feeling red (bad), yellow (so-so), or green (good) about hitting a particular goal or benchmark? If the team consensus is green, move onto the next item quickly. If it’s yellow, make a note to come back to that item at the end of the meeting if you have time (and if you don’t, put it at the top of the next meeting’s agenda). If it’s red, you know you need to focus the discussion on that item!
• Identify issues and challenges and work to solve them 🙁. When all leaders from various teams and departments come together, it’s a great time to identify issues and roadblocks to success. Then, you can brainstorm and work together to come up with solutions.
• Highlight good news and wins 🎉. Leadership team meetings shouldn't be all negative. Try to have each leader bring one “win” from their team or department to the meeting, then end by going around the room so each person can share their win. This makes it possible for leaders to know what exciting things are going on in other areas of the organization, plus wraps up the meeting on a positive note and boosts team morale.

Leadership Meeting Agenda Examples

Here are a few leadership meeting agenda examples for various kinds of meetings. Keep in mind that these are simply outlines meant to be used as a starting point.

“The Quick Meeting”

Duration: 15 minutes or less.

Purpose: Often referred to as a “daily stand up,” the type of meeting is more administrative in nature and is designed to keep the leadership team in sync.

Sample business meeting agenda : Participants will assemble for an informal go around where each person shares:

• What they worked on yesterday
• What they plan to work on today
• If any roadblocks are preventing them from completing those tasks effectively
• If they’ve made any new learnings or have anything to share that may benefit the rest of the group

“The Weekly Leadership Team Meeting”

Duration: 60-90 minutes.

Purpose: This type of leadership meeting should be routine, and scheduled for the same time and day each week for consistency. The goal is to review what happened last week, discuss any challenges that the organization may be facing, and start planning for the next week. However, it’s important to only focus on a few high-importance issues at a time—don’t lose valuable time talking about less important problems, or think that you’ll be able to discuss and solve everything in just one meeting.

Sample business meeting agenda :

• Intro to the meeting (5 min)
• Review numbers and metrics
• Review goals
• Highlight company wins and accomplishments
• Identify top issues
• Brainstorm ways to tackle top issues
• Agree on a solution and implementation plan
• Assign action items
• Review and confirm actions items
• Rank meeting and conclude!

“The Quarterly Strategic Meeting”

Duration: 2-6 hours, depending on the size of the leadership team and the organization. You can break this meeting into two separate sessions, or schedule an off-site planning day. This helps you take a step back from the day-to-day operations and eliminate distractions—plus can be used as a leadership team building exercise.

Purpose: The goal of this type of leadership meeting is to review progress on last quarter's goals, adjust processes as needed, and set goals and priorities for the upcoming quarter. Perhaps more importantly, these meetings keep the leadership team connected to the overall direction the organization is trying to move in. This can get fuzzy as the year goes on, so it’s important to be reminded.

• Welcome and chat as a team to loosen up before the long meeting ahead
• Go over a high-level review of the leadership meeting agenda and set key goals for the meeting
• Look back on the last quarter
• Discuss what went well and why
• Discuss what didn’t go well and why, and where course corrections could be made going forward
• Discuss highlights, key learnings, and wins
• Measure success through metrics and KPIs
• Identify if goals were met—if not, where can changes or adjustments be made in order to reach them?
• Take a break
• Start thinking about plans for the next quarter by asking and discussing questions like:
• Have any of our organizational goals shifted? If so, what are our new goals going forward?
• What do we need to adjust in our approach for next quarter based on what we identified that worked well and didn’t previously?
• Put a strategy in place for the next quarter
• Define key goals and initiatives
• Define metrics for meeting them, such as new quarterly targets, KPIs, etc.
• Define an action plan, which includes who will be carrying out each initiative, who is responsible for tracking progress towards each goals, and timelines
• Confirm the plan
• Review key decisions that were made to ensure everyone is on the same page
• Identify what will be shared with the rest of the organization and how that messaging will be delivered
• Confirm action items
• Close the meeting by asking if anyone has any final thoughts, and thanking everyone for their time

Run Leadership Meetings with the Tools You Already Use

One big problem with meetings: there are too many things in too many places. One person scribbles an agenda in a notebook, another takes notes in Google Docs, another shows up totally unprepared because they didn't realize they needed to review something in advance.

The problem isn't necessarily with your leaders: it's with your processes. When you're trying to keep track of action items, agendas, and decisions, it's helpful to keep everything in one place so you can reference the information you need.

You can use a dedicated tool for that, but what's even better: expanding on a tool you already love.

If you spend your workday in Microsoft Teams, Strety is for you.

It’s an all-in-one performance management and people management tool that lives inside of Teams to work where you're already working. Strety brings together all the features you need to become a better leader and run better team meetings 😊!

With Strety, you’ll be able to:

• Automate scheduling and following up on meetings
• Run more effective and engaging team meetings
• Store info about what you need to cover in a leadership meeting agenda
• Collaborate on team meeting agendas
• Take meeting notes and add comments
• Assign post-meeting action items
• Track progress on action items and goals
• And much more!

It’s time to say goodbye to unproductive leadership meetings and hello to Strety 👋! Ready to learn more? Contact us today 📞!

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“This meeting should have been an email.” Emblazoned on coffee mugs, endless memes, and your colleagues’ faces on their ninth video call of the day, this sentence may end up being a catchphrase of the modern era.

As the pandemic rewrote the rule book for coworking and office culture, new processes and untested systems allowed inefficiencies to creep in —inefficiencies that included meetings scheduled for the sake of unstructured discussion or even basic human interaction rather than for productivity. While interacting might be easier than ever, value-creating collaboration isn’t—and its quality seems to be deteriorating .

Effective meetings aren’t just about keeping ourselves from going around the bend. When meetings aren’t run well—or when there are too many of them— decision  making becomes slower and the quality of decisions suffers. According to one McKinsey survey , 61 percent of executives said that at least half the time they spent making decisions—much of it surely spent in meetings—was ineffective. Just 37 percent of respondents said their organizations’ decisions were both timely and high quality. And, in a different survey , 80 percent of executives were considering or already implementing changes in meeting structure and cadence in response to the evolution of how people worked during the pandemic.

What’s more, when leaders try to solve for inefficient decision making, they too often look to organizational charts and vertical-command relationships. Rarely, in McKinsey’s experience, do they see the real issue at hand: poor design and execution of collaborative interactions. In other words, you guessed it, ineffective meetings.

It doesn’t have to be this way. When meetings are run well, they not only foster better decisions but also leave attendees feeling energized and motivated to carry the momentum forward independently. For tips on how to put a stop to video call fatigue and restart your team’s productivity, read on.

Learn more about McKinsey’s People & Organizational Performance Practice .

What does time management have to do with effective meetings?

“The only thing on Earth that never lies to you is your calendar ,” says renowned business author and McKinsey alum Tom Peters. “That’s why I’m a fanatic on the topic of time management. But when you use that term, people think, ‘Here’s an adult with a brain. And he’s teaching time management. Find something more important, please.’ But something more important doesn’t exist.”

Endless, diffuse meetings, according to Peters, take up far too much of executives’ precious working time. Half of leaders’ time, he says, citing an idea from the Israeli executive Dov Frohman, should be unscheduled. What should they do with all that unstructured time? One typically cheeky suggestion from Peters is to read more.

The reality is that effective meetings and good time management exist in a virtuous circle. Good time management means you feel empowered to turn down unnecessary meetings—and better meetings mean you spend the rest of your time feeling more purposeful in carrying out your work.

How can leaders address the problem of time scarcity?

McKinsey’s experience shows that leaders may want to stop thinking about time management as primarily an individual problem and start addressing it institutionally. Increasingly, time management is an organizational issue with roots deeply embedded in corporate cultures.

Unsurprisingly, the solution seems to be balance. Executives in one McKinsey survey  who reported being satisfied with the way their time is allocated spent 34 percent of their working time interacting with external stakeholders (including boards, customers, and investors), 39 percent in internal meetings (including one-on-ones with direct reports, leadership team meetings, and other employee gatherings), and 24 percent working alone.

Here are five ways to achieve optimal balance in allocating time :

• Have a ‘time leadership’ budget—and a process for allocating it. When adding a project or initiative, companies should analyze how much leadership attention, guidance, and intervention each will need. In our experience, this is the best way to move toward the goal of treating leaders’ time as a finite resource—one that is as precious as a company’s financial capital.
• Consider time when you introduce organizational change. Understanding the time required to achieve goals is critical to the long-term success of any organizational change. The hours needed to manage, lead, or supervise an employee can leave managers with little time left over. Getting this balance right can be tough—having too few managers could lead them to feel overwhelmed, with more direct reports than they can manage. But having too many managers can cause redundancies and unnecessary complexity.
• Ensure that individuals routinely measure and manage their time. Time analysis exercises can yield surprising results—and can inspire time management that more closely aligns with organizational priorities. Including time-related metrics in performance reviews is another driver of behavioral change.
• Refine the principal calendar. Revisit all standing meetings and make an honest assessment of which ones are being held out of habit and which ones are genuinely useful.
• Provide high-quality administrative support. In a survey of executives on how they allocate their time , 85 percent of those who considered themselves effective time managers reported that they received strong support in scheduling and allocating time. Only 7 percent of ineffective time allocators said the same. In the case of one global chemical company, the administrative assistant of the CEO considers it her responsibility to ensure that the organization’s strategic objectives are reflected in the way she allocates the CEO’s time.

Learn more about McKinsey’s  People & Organizational Performance Practice .

What are three questions you should ask yourself before scheduling a meeting?

Good meetings nurture better decision making . On the flip side, inefficient meetings not only waste time but also create distraction and confusion even when people are working independently. Here are three questions you can ask when scheduling a meeting  that can help create the clarity needed for efficient decision making.

Should this even be a meeting at all? Recurring meetings are particularly susceptible to migration from the original purpose toward something more diffuse. Check in with stakeholders to ensure that the frequency is right (weekly meetings could be changed to monthly, perhaps), or think about whether decisions could be best made by an individual—with, of course, guidance from others.

Then go deeper. Examine whether your company’s culture is to encourage meetings rather than individual decision making. To remedy this, if you’re a leader, think twice before reflexively accepting any meeting invitation as it appears in your inbox. The goal should be to treat leadership capacity as a finite resource— just like your company’s financial capital .

What is this meeting for? A meeting’s title and its purpose are not the same. When the latter isn’t clear, meetings can seem frustrating at best and futile at worst. To help avoid this, companies can appoint a “chief of staff” for certain efforts or products. This person collates materials before meetings, ensures that they are distributed ahead of time, and verifies that the due diligence has been done to necessitate a meeting in the first place. This can lead to better-informed participants, which in turn can lead to more effective time spent in meetings—and, ultimately, better decisions.

What is everyone’s role? Even if a meeting has a clear purpose, it’s of little use if there is no one present deputized to make a decision . Equally, even if it’s clear who the decider is, it’s a mistake to hold a meeting when people are unsure of participants’ roles. McKinsey analysts have seen poor role clarity stymie productivity and cause frustration, especially when decisions involve complicated business activities that cut across organizational boundaries. Blurry accountability is especially costly in an era where speed and agility confer a competitive advantage .

Meeting participants can be divided into four roles:

• Decision makers should be the only participants with a vote, and the ones with the responsibility to decide as they see fit. Sometimes decision makers will need to “disagree and commit,” to use a phrase coined by Jeff Bezos in a 2017 letter to Amazon shareholders.
• Advisers give input and shape the decision. They typically have a big stake in the decision’s outcome.
• Recommenders conduct analyses, explore alternatives, illuminate pros and cons, and ultimately recommend a course of action to the advisers and decision makers. The more recommenders the better—for the process, not the decision meeting itself.
• Execution partners don’t give input in making the decision but are deeply involved in implementation. For optimal speed and clarity, execution partners should be in the room when the decision is made so that they can envision how the implementation will evolve from the decision.

OK, I’ve eliminated all unnecessary meetings and assigned specific purposes to each one. Now what?

Great work. Now you can assign each meeting to one of the following three categories , and make specific shifts to improve the outcomes.

• Decision-making meetings. This category includes routine decisions, like quarterly business reviews, as well as complex or uncertain decisions, like decisions about investments. In order to make high-quality decisions quickly, it’s critical to clarify exactly who is going to make them. Some of these meetings can be held virtually, but complex decision-making meetings are better in person. These meetings should result in a final decision (even if not everyone agrees).
• Creative solutions and coordination meetings. These include innovation sessions—for instance, in support of a new product—as well as routine working sessions, like daily check-ins. Rather than telling people what to do, leaders should work to empower employees to make their own (supported) decisions and to spend more time on high-quality coaching sessions. As with decision-making meetings, creative solutions and coordinating meetings can be virtual—but most innovation sessions should be in person. Innovation sessions should result in potential solutions and prepare for a decision meeting, whereas routine working meetings can result in next steps.
• Information-sharing meetings. Live interaction can be useful for information sharing, especially when an interpretive lens is required or if the information is sensitive. But information-sharing meetings are often regarded as having limited value. Many organizations have recently moved to drastically improve meeting efficiency. Netflix, for example, has limited the duration of meetings to a maximum of 30 minutes  and requires that meetings involving one-way information sharing be canceled in favor of other mechanisms like a memo, podcast, or vlog. Early data from Netflix shows that the company has reduced meetings by more than 65 percent and that more than 85 percent of employees favor the approach. The goal of these meetings should be to increase awareness of the new information shared in the meeting.

What are some best practices for video meetings?

Establishing best practices for meetings might seem like common sense—but they are not commonly practiced. Here are some helpful tips from Karin M. Reed , author of the 2021 book Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work :

• Time: The most effective meetings are short meetings. Rather than scheduling a two-hour call with ten agenda items, cut it down to a 20-minute meeting with two agenda items. There are limits to people’s endurance and attention spans in the virtual environment.
• Participants: When determining the number of attendees for decision-making meetings, the sweet spot is five to seven. More than seven attendees in any meeting can result in an unwieldy discussion.
• Appearance: Pay attention to your appearance when hosting a videoconference. It’s not a matter of vanity—it shows respect for your conversation partner and can help you get your message across. Light your face properly: facial expressions are critical to conveying a message. And anything that takes attention away from you, whether it’s a crackly audio connection or a silly picture of Uncle Rupert in the background, will distract from your message.
• Eye contact: Look at your camera lens when you’re talking, not at your screen. This goes against our natural impulses, but eye contact is critical when you’re having a conversation. And to maintain eye contact on a video call, you need to look at your camera.
• Inclusion: Leaders should engage in proactive facilitation to ensure that everyone has the chance to say their piece. Cold calling on people—gently, and with good intention—lets people know that it’s their time to speak. Even if someone doesn’t have anything to add, they will have felt included.

For more in-depth exploration of these topics, see McKinsey’s People & Organizational Performance Practice . Also check out organizational structure–related job opportunities if you’re interested in working at McKinsey.

Articles referenced:

• “ If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done? ,” January 10, 2022, Aaron De Smet , Caitlin Hewes, Mengwei Luo, J. R. Maxwell , and Patrick Simon  
• “ Author Talks: Karin M. Reed on virtual meetings ,” April 20, 2021
• “ To unlock better decision making, plan better meetings ,” November 9, 2020, Aaron De Smet  and Leigh Weiss
• “ Want a better decision? Plan a better meeting ,” McKinsey Quarterly , May 8, 2019, Aaron De Smet , Gregor Jost , and Leigh Weiss  
• “ Tom Peters on leading the 21st-century organization ,” McKinsey Quarterly , September 1, 2014, Aaron De Smet  and Suzanne Heywood
• “ Making time management the organization’s priority ,” McKinsey Quarterly , January 1, 2013, Frankki Bevins  and Aaron De Smet

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How to Hold Leadership Team Meetings

Leadership team meetings bring together senior leadership and management in a regularly scheduled meeting, for sharing information, ideas, issues, and perspectives. 

A methodology for amazing meetings. Say goodbye to boring, long, and unproductive meetings.

Because they can create an atmosphere for game-changing innovation, good decisions, and great solutions, or else lead to rancor and hardened positions, it’s essential to conduct them skillfully and with purpose. They’re not meetings to take lightly, or to coast through, or to treat as stand-up meetings . 

On the other hand, neither should they be high-stress or subject to high-pressure overpreparation. 

You can make every single one of them interesting, engaging, challenging, and productive –  something to look forward to – if you just know a few basic structures for doing so. 

Done with awareness of the basic principles you’ll learn in this article, these meetings can bring a regular opportunity to build trust and create deeper relationships among team members.

In this article, you’ll discover 

What is the purpose of a leadership team meeting?

How do you structure a leadership team meeting, what do you discuss in a leadership meeting, how do you facilitate a leadership meeting.

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The lodestar purpose: Improving the company’s competitiveness

The lodestar, overarching purpose of a leadership team meeting is to improve the competitiveness of the company.  Although that may be obvious, it’s sometimes  easy to forget when meetings become mere vehicles to navigate competing personalities, emphases, and departments. Remembering this lodestar, and reminding the team of it when necessary, can take the heat out of disagreements. It can also add urgency and excitement to specific meetings that may need it. 

Like the meetings themselves, the other items in this section all serve this one main purpose. 

Bringing up challenges, issues, and problems

It’s no secret that when members of a leadership team bring up issues via text or email, what follows can be less than ideal. It’s too easy to misunderstand. 

That’s one reason  face to face meetings (or least via Zoom or other app, in other words live and interacting ) are critical. 

Leadership team meetings are perfect for bringing up challenges, issues, problems, and even conflicts face to face, in an open environment where they can be explained, understood, and discussed. 

Making decisions

Leadership team meetings provide the crucial setting for making key decisions. Key players are present. All perspectives are available. The discussion is recorded in the minutes. Decisions are taken and recorded. 

Finally, tasks or responsibilities are assigned, because these recurring meetings create the crucial structure for following up on decisions, holding team members accountable, and giving them the interdepartmental assistance they may need to follow through effectively. 

Aligning and coordinating departments

Most business challenges and opportunities require alignment and coordination among more than one department. Having the leaders in a meeting all together, regularly, facilitates that alignment and coordination. So the goal of this meeting is to make decisions, bring up and solve problems, align cross-functionally, and gain insights into every department. 

Now that we’ve seen a high-level view of the purpose of a leadership team meeting, let’s look at how these meetings are structured. 

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Structures and procedures for leadership team meetings are endlessly debated, in their details. Each team and situation may require various specific fulfillments of the four structures below. 

Here’s a solid, and flexible, overall structure for leadership team meetings: 

• A state-of-the-enterprise view from the CEO

This serves as the intro to the meeting, catches everyone up with the state of the company, and keeps the overall purpose (better competitiveness for the company) in the top of everyone’s mind, so that the meeting is focused. 

• Goals and progress updates from departmental leaders

This allows departmental leaders to report on the state of their departments within the enterprise. Everyone remains informed of major developments and goals throughout the company. Encourages broad views, alignment, and coordination.

• Issues and challenges (presided over by the CEO and open to all participants)

This part of the meeting provides an open forum for participants to bring up issues, challenges, problems, and even conflicts. The CEO presides, facilitates resolutions to these, and makes the call on them when appropriate, given the dynamics of the company and the team. 

• Decisions and action items.

Decisions that are taken should result directly in generating specific action items. These should be assigned to specific individuals, so that responsibility, accountability, and credit are given. After the meeting, the minutes, especially the action items, should be distributed rapidly and clearly. In this way, meetings continue to “live” long after the official meeting is over, guiding daily actions and progress until the next meeting. 

If you want a more specific, granular breakdown, here’s a thorough sketch. It can be mapped onto the 4-beat structure above.  

• Reviewing actions completed since the last meeting
• Celebrating wins since the last meeting
• Announcing key numbers indicating business performance
• Reviewing priorities, and progress on them
• Bringing up, and discussing, issues and challenges
• Working out solutions to the issues and challenges
• Generate action items

Now that you’ve seen how to structure team leadership meetings, let’s address some additional issues – which, if not planned for, can derail a meeting. 

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It’s one thing to organize agenda items before a meeting. 

It’s quite another to manage a live discussion among several talented individuals, with assertive, creative, expansive minds – and keep the discussion on track.

If any discussion is not actively managed, and kept on track, it will meander. Or even go off the rails. 

So what do you discuss in a leadership team meeting? The structures listed above provided general categories.  But how do you manage a discussion in real time? 

A good rule of thumb for whether to allow and pursue a discussion, is this: Whatever issue is allowed to into the discussion should be current, important, and on the agenda. 

Is it current?  

Team leadership meetings are, generally speaking, designed for discussing issues related to the current week. The discussions should remain focused, as much as possible, on what’s going on now, and how to move forward now. Setting this expectation will help participants stay focused, and to avoid rehashing, reminiscing, or venturing into the distant future. 

Is it important?

Important here is defined as “important to the main purpose of leadership team meetings.” The purpose of leadership team meetings is, as mentioned above, to improve the company’s competitiveness.  

Is it on the agenda? 

This is less iron-clad than the first two criteria of “current” and “important.” After all, not every important, current issue or win that’s mentioned in the course of a meeting is going to be on the agenda. But “Is it on the agenda?” should be given considerable weight, because it keeps meetings focused, and reassures team members that their time is respected, and that they can count on being able to adequately prepare for any discussion that impacts them or their departments. 

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When leadership meetings are regular and routine, but not enlivened with purpose,  they can become hopelessly “checked-out” events for most of the participants. 

The agenda looks similar, from week to week. The issues, they may feel, are already known on background, or through informal discussions with individuals previous to the official meeting. Individual team members can easily be so focused on their own challenges, opportunities, and wins that they mark time through any part of the meeting which doesn’t directly concern them. And less-than charismatic presentations by any presenter at any stage along the agenda, can cause people to tune out. 

Put all these together with pressing tasks for after the meeting, and it’s not surprising when most or all participants just hope that the meeting ends as rapidly as possible – and do their part, by keeping silent, or by agreement without real thought, to help that happen. 

How, then, do you facilitate a leadership meeting to make sure it accomplishes what it should? 

Set a compelling goal for the meeting

The most important, foundational part of any successful meeting is a clear goal for that specific meeting. 

It can’t be a generalized goal. (“To increase revenues.”) That’s not compelling enough. 

The goal must involve each participant personally. It must speak of “each department,” or “each leader,” and of “objective” or “demonstrable results.” 

The goal must be stated in terms of the participants’ actions. Everyone is the protagonist of their own life. They want help in reaching goals. They want support. But they want to be the ones reaching the goals. So, goals stated in terms of what they will do are much more compelling.  

Tying the goal to each participant and each department necessarily gets individuals’ attention. They’re competitive. They’re ambitious. They’re motivated by reaching goals.  They want to know how to win for themselves and their departments. They want to be seen as contributing. 

The goal must also be specific to that meeting, at that point in time. 

For example, “The goal of this meeting is help you make sure your departments are demonstrably ready for the successful launch of the new website next week.”) 

Listen intently

When the CEO, or other facilitator of a meeting, listens actively, and intently, it sets the tone for the meeting. 

People who feel listened to express themselves with more purpose, care, intent, and urgency. People who observe a CEO actively listening are more likely to follow suit and listen actively as well. 

Once a majority of participants are actively listening, and speaking with focus and intent, a meeting improves dramatically because of that virtuous cycle. 

Be open, fair, and make nothing personal

Meetings in which people know that the focus is on solving problems, and not on blame, are meetings in which creativity, openness, and problem-solving can flourish. Setting these values explicitly can be helpful. Observing them at all times implicitly is necessary. If any group sees an individual hammered personally for something unfairly, everyone’s first instinct is to be wary, to keep one’s head down, to be cautious. 

On the other hand, when individuals are listened to fairly, and held accountable fairly, the team responds with more creativity, free thought, openness, and problem-solving ideas. 

It’s important to remember that great ideas are like great photos – you have to come up with a lot of mediocre or awful ones to get one that’s great. And the great one will likely require some touch up to get it to that level.

Hold people accountable

Without making failures personal, hold your team members accountable with action items and follow-up, week by week. 

Leaders thrive on accountability for themselves. (So do most individuals, but especially members of a leadership team.) 

Helping to lead a company without being held accountable is like playing golf without keeping score. It takes away most of the enjoyment. And that’s a good analogy, because a golf score is objective. It’s not personal. No one likes to be personally criticized for their golf game. But everyone loves, as a matter of course, for their score to judge them, to tell them how well they’re playing. 

It’s the same with holding team members accountable in meetings. It’s counterproductive to make it personal. But show a team objectively how well or poorly they’re doing, and they feel deeply motivated to meet and exceed goals. 

In this article, you’ve found a resource for staying grounded in the basic fundamentals of leadership team meetings. These structures are well-established, and ensure that everything that needs to be included is included. 

These structures are also flexible enough to allow for a wide variety of needs. 

Not least important, the reminders about values for general active management of leadership team meetings will help to keep the discussions on track and the interactions genuine and productive.

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Slide 1 : This slide introduces Leadership. State company name here and get started. Slide 2 : This is an Agenda slide. State your Starting agendas here. Slide 3 : This is also an Agenda slide. State your Ending Agendas here. Slide 4 : This slide defines What is Leadership with imagery. Slide 5 : This slide presents the Definition of Leadership Slide 6 : This slide states what Leadership Is. Slide 7 : This slide states Who is a Leader? with introduction, definition etc. Slide 8 : This slide presents Leadership Quotes for inspiration, motivation etc. You may change the slide content as per need. Slide 9 : This too is a Leadership Quotes slide with background imagery. Slide 10 : This slide shows another variation of Leadership Quotes. Slide 11 : This slide states the Difference Between Managers & Leaders. Showcase it here in points. Slide 12 : This is a Leadership vs Management slide with respect to the following factors- Role, Focus, Approach, Methodology, Style/tone, Outcome. Slide 13 : This slide states the Qualities of a Good Leader such as- Shared Vision, Lead Change, Set Example, Inspire People, Empower People, Honest, Competent, Forward Looking. Slide 14 : This slide states Formal and Informal Leadership in points. Slide 15 : This slide is titled Styles of Leadership. Slide 16 : This slide presents Leadership Styles based on Authority in a flow chart form. Slide 17 : This is another slide showing Leadership Styles Based On Authority divided into three categories- Autocratic, Laissez-faire, Democratic. Slide 18 : This slide presents the definition of Autocratic Leadership with imagery. You can alter it as per need. Slide 19 : This slide showcases Autocratic Leadership Advantages & Disadvantages. You can add your own as per your need and use it. Slide 20 : This slide showcases Democratic Leadership with imagery divided into- Consultative, Persuasive. Slide 21 : This slide presents a list of Democratic Leadership Advantages & Disadvantages. Slide 22 : This slide shows Laissez Faire Leadership. Slide 23 : This slide states Laissez-faire Leadership Advantages & Disadvantages in points. You can refine them on the basis of your requirements. Slide 24 : This is a Based on Task vs People Emphasis matrix slide ranging from High to Low and vice versa. Slide 25 : This is Based On Assumptions About People slide showing Mc Gregor’s Theory with human head imagery. Slide 26 : This slide showcases Likert's Styles of Leadership which include the following 4 points- Benevolent Authoritative, Consultative Leadership, Participate Leadership, Exploitative Authoritative. Slide 27 : This slide states Entrepreneurial Leadership facts and information to be displayed. Slide 28 : This slide showcases Transactional Leadership. Slide 29 : This is a Transformational Leadership slide showcasing its 4 important components- Inspirational Motivation, Individual Consideration, Idealized Influence, Intellectual Stimulation. Slide 30 : This is Transactional vs Transformational Leadership slide to state. Slide 31 : This slide is titled Theories of Leadership. Slide 32 : This slide showcases four Leadership Theories. These are- Trait Theory, The Managerial Grid, Contingency Theory, Leader Behavior Theory. Slide 33 : This is Trait Theory of Leadership slide showing Personality Traits further divided into three components- Abilities Personal Traits Motivators Slide 34 : This slide states What Makes a Leader with the following points- A Born Leader, Honesty and Integrity, Maturity and Charisma, Analytical Ability, Self Confidence, A Desire to Lead, Development, Contextualize Decisions, A Drive to Achieve. Slide 35 : This slide showcases various Traits and Skills (Leaders vs Non-Leaders). Monitor them and change as per requirement. Slide 36 : This is Behavioral Theory of Leadership differentiating between Behavioral Theory and Trait Theory. Slide 37 : This slide shows Managerial Grid matrix with two parameters- Concern For People, Concern For Production. Slide 38 : This slide showcases Behavioral Theory Studies-Ohio State Studies with- Consideration, Initiating Structure. Slide 39 : This slide states University of Michigan Studies with the following points- Employee-oriented, Production-oriented Leader. Slide 40 : This slide shows 4 Contingency Theories & Situational Theories of Leadership. These are- Fiedler Model, Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Theory, Leader Member Exchange Theory, Path Goal Theory, Leader Participation Model. Slide 41 : This is a Coffee Break image slide to halt. Alter as per need. Slide 42 : This slide states Contingency Theory with description, introduction etc. Slide 43 : This slide shows Fiedler's Model. Slide 44 : This slide presents Fiedler's Contingency Model in a graphical form with the following parameters- Favorable Moderate Unfavorable Slide 45 : This slide showcases Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Scale with Scroring. Slide 46 : This slide shows Contingency Model. Slide 47 : This slide shows Path Goal Theory. Slide 48 : This slide also shows Path Goal Theory further divided into 4 components- Leader behavior, Environment Contingency factors, Subordinate contingency factors, Outcome. Slide 49 : This too is a Path Goal Theory slide showing Path-Goal Leadership with the following functions to perform- Defines Goals, Clarifies path, Removes Obstacles, Provides support. Slide 50 : This slide shows How Path Goal Theory Works with- Subordinate Behavior, Task Characteristics, Leadership Behavior. Slide 51 : This slide shows Hersey & Blanchard's Situational Leadership (SLT) matrix. You can add or modify text as per need. Slide 52 : This slide states Four Leadership Styles (Hersey & Blanchard)- Telling, Selling, Participating, Delegating. Slide 53 : This slide presents Leader-Member Exchange Theory in a flow chart form. You can add or modify text as per need. Slide 54 : This slide showcases the Normative Decision Model (Vroom & Yetton ). Slide 55 : This is Participative Leadership slide showing Continuum Of Decision Procedures. Slide 56 : This slide showcases Participative Leadership Process with the following 6 steps- Facilitate the conversation, Openly share information and knowledge, Encourage people to share their ideas, Synthesize all the available information, Take the best possible decision, Communicate their decision back to the group. Slide 57 : This slide states Four Types of Participative Decision Making. These are- Democratic, Consensus, Collective, Autocratic. Slide 58 : This slide showcases Icons For Leadership. Use icons as per requirement. Slide 59 : This slide is titled Additional Slides to proceed further. You may alter the slide content as required. Slide 60 : This is Vision & Mission slide. State your mission, vision etc. here. Slide 61 : This is Our team slide with names and designation to fill. Slide 62 : This is an About us slide to state company specifications etc. Slide 63 : This slide shows Our Main Goals such as Satisfaction, Communication, Values etc. Slide 64 : This slide shows Comparison between two enties etc. Slide 65 : This is a Dashboard slide to state metrics, kpis etc. Slide 66 : This is a Location slide on a world map image to show global presence, growth etc. Slide 67 : This is a Project Timeline slide to show evolution, growth, milestones etc. Slide 68 : This is a Post It slide to mark events, important information etc. Slide 69 : This is a Puzzle pieces slide to show information, specifications etc. Slide 70 : This is a Target image slide. State targets, etc. here. Slide 71 : This is a Venn diagram image slide to show information, specifications etc. Slide 72 : This slide shows a Mind map for representing entities. Slide 73 : This is a LEGO slide with text boxes to show information. Slide 74 : This is a Silhouettes slide to show people specific information etc. Slide 75 : This slide presents a Bar Graph for showcasing product/ company growth, comparison etc. Slide 76 : This is a Hierarchy slide to show information, organization structural specifications etc. Slide 77 : This slide displays a Funnel image. State information, funneling aspects etc. here. Slide 78 : This is a Pie Chart slide to show product comparison etc. Slide 79 : This is a Contact Us slide with Email, Address# street number, city, state, Contact Numbers. Slide 80 : This is a Thank You slide for acknowledgement or to end the presentation.

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The slide presentation covers several types of leadership styles, including autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, and transformational.

The presentation outlines the difference between managers and leaders in terms of their roles, focus, approach, methodology, style, and outcome.

The presentation outlines several qualities of a good leader, such as having a shared vision, leading change, setting an example, inspiring and empowering people, being honest and competent, and having a forward-looking mindset.

The slide presentation covers four main leadership theories: trait theory, the managerial grid, contingency theory, and leader behavior theory.

The slide presentation outlines the advantages and disadvantages of several leadership styles, such as autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire, providing insight into the potential benefits and drawbacks of each approach.

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Greensburg Salem students recognized for work at leadership conference

A group of Greensburg Salem juniors brought home the gold at a state leadership and career organization conference.

The Greensburg Salem chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America competed in leadership project presentation events at the March 19 competition in Lancaster.

Students Lisa Leeman, Brenna Kohl and Karma Schall received gold recognition for their projects and qualified for the upcoming national competition in Seattle.

Leeman presented on her workshop that teaches students the best ways to take advantage of and present themselves professionally on online career platforms such as LinkedIN. Kohl and Schall presented on their food and personal care item drive, which began at the school level and expanded to benefit Helping Hands Across Westmoreland.

Students Emily Ruggeri and Azreal Franklin placed silver for projects in event management and professional presentation, respectively, and the Greensburg Salem chapter as a whole received awards for their participation in the organization’s programs and their community service work.

“Students got to pick whatever type of project, as long as it aligned to the parameters of the guidelines of the event, and then were able to develop a presentation on their project,” Greensburg Salem family and consumer sciences teacher and FCCLA chapter advisor Morgan Ferczak explained. “They had to present it in front of a group of evaluators.”

Through the organization, students focus on real-world skills, especially those related to careers and pathways with hospitality, tourism, visual arts, human services, education and training, as well as participate in community service work.

“They are able to explore, get some career prep, learn how to service others, and really, recognize that they can make a difference where they’re at,” Ferczak said.

Julia Maruca is a TribLive reporter covering health and the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She joined the Trib in 2022 after working at the Butler Eagle covering southwestern Butler County. She can be reached at [email protected] .

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April Update: Compact24 Conference, Day of Service, and More!

April 18, 2024

April has been a busy month for the Center for Community Engaged Learning, with awards ceremonies, conferences, and volunteer events galore! Read below to learn more about what our staff members have been up to.

Compact24 Presentations

A decade of the community engaged learning index.

The occasion marked a significant juncture, affording us the opportunity to disseminate a decade's worth of dedicated scholarly endeavors and articulate our aspirations for expanded scholarly inquiry to our esteemed colleagues nationwide. Of notable distinction, we were gratified to share news of our recent recognition as #1 ranked institution in Service-Learning among all US public institutions, by the US News & World Report. We extend an invitation to our peers to engage with us further should they seek deeper insights into the workings of the index and its implications for pedagogical practice.  

Ensuring Civic and Community Engagement as "The Way Forward"

CCEL was also pleased to have staff present a poster at the Campus Compact Compact24 conference on the process of creating an assessment plan for student learning within community-engaged learning experiences. 

Missed the session at Campus Compact? Join Michelle Snitgen, Stephanie Brewer, and Tina Houghton at MSU’s Spring 2024 Teaching and Learning Conference on May 1st at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.  

Community Engaged Scholars Program Showcase

The MSU Community Engagement Scholars Program, a joint program between CCEL and the Office of the MSU President, is finishing up its 8th program year this spring. We have had approximately 85 student Scholars, 20 community partners, and 9 graduate student coordinators in that timeframe. Together, with community partners, these Scholars have addressed social issues and built community in meaningful and relevant ways. Our partners at the community organizations serve as co-educators with our Scholars, support and guide the Scholars' work and development over the year, and play an invaluable role in the success of this program. Our community partner organizations this year included:

• Allen Neighborhood Center
• City of Lansing, Public Service Department
• Communities In Schools
• Crim Fitness Foundation
• Greater Flint Arts Council
• Meta Peace Teams
• Refugee Development Center

Congratulations to our Scholars, our community partner organizations, and our Graduate Coordinator, Erin Kramer, on a successful year!

Spring Spartan Day of Service

The Center for Community Engaged Learning just capped off our Spring Spartan Day of Service on Saturday April 13, 2024. We had 300+ students attend this day, with special guest speakers including Renee Brown, Executive Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning; Nick McLaren, AVP of Alumni, MSU Alumni Office | University Advancement; and Kevin Guskiewicz, President of Michigan State University. The day was a beautiful 64 degrees and mostly sunny! We sent students to 8 community partner sites in the Mid-Michigan area, as well as one service site in Detroit, Michigan. It was a great way to end the semester at MSU!

Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony

Notably, speakers included Renee Brown, CCEL’s Executive Director; KC Keyton, CCEL’s Assistant Director of Student Volunteer Programs, and Hady Omar, a fourth-year student who recently received our Spartan Volunteer Service Award for contributing 779 hours of community engagement in the last year.

Congratulations to all who received awards, and thank you to University Outreach and Engagement for your continued support and recognition of community engaged learning and research at MSU.

Recognitions

Student leadership awards.

CCEL took home three awards at the recent Student Leadership Awards, hosted by the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences. MSUvote received the Civic Responsibility Program Award for 2024, while  Alternative Spartan Breaks was awarded the Silver Award for Outstanding Service Organization Award.

Finally, please join us in congratulating our Assistant Director, Tina Houghton, for her recent Walter Adams Advisor of the Year Award! The Walter Adams Advisor of the Year Award is presented by the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences to a MSU graduate student, faculty, or staff member who has displayed an exemplary level of commitment and dedication to the organization they have advised for more than one academic year. Tina was nominated by our very own RSO, Alternative Spartan Breaks, for her “exceptional dedication, unwavering compassion, and profound commitment to the holistic development of students.” 

Over the years, Tina has facilitated over one hundred week-long and weekend experiences, showing an outstanding commitment to mentoring young leaders and supporting students and communities across the globe. We are proud to have her on our team!