Too often, management meetings tilt too far in one area – for example the ‘information dump’. Many meeting audits show senior managers spending up to 80% of meeting time listening to presentations, with little time left for real dialogue and sometimes even less for new learning.
A format that could be useful for regular management meetings is LID:
L – Learning
I – Information
D- Dialogue
To gain a more balanced agenda for meetings, 1/3 of the meeting should be set aside for each of the above objectives: 1/3 for Learning; 1/3 for information; and 1/3 for dialogue. The discipline of the three equal parts ensures that planning is a broad participatory process, not driven solely by individual agendas.
Participatory leadership ensures management team buy-in on design and engagement. It can ensure that knowledge in the room gets engaged through dialogue. It also insists on time for new learning, essential for accelerated leadership.
