How to lead in a meeting when you're not the leader.” It talks about using your time in meetings to showcase your talents, smarts and leadership skills.
“Know your role.” “Speak up.” “Find meeting mentors.” “Be present.”
All great tips when in comes to leading and advancing in the workplace. The last point “being present” is the one where many of us need the most improvement – myself included. Too often in meetings I see folks looking down at their mobile devices. We are in a culture now where multitasking is the norm, so staring at your phone or tablet doesn’t seem unusual.
Research however has shown that multitasking can actually hurt our effectiveness. Our brains can only pay attention to so much at once.
Diverting our attention can make us appear disinterested or can lead us to missing out on important details or even nonverbal cues. The head nod. The eye roll. The blank stare. The smirk. All telling gestures when it comes to working and navigating office culture.
Being present in a meeting means more that simply showing up. Imagine if everyone in the room turned their phones face down and were fully immersed in the discussion at hand. Asking questions of each other, making suggestions, proposing solutions. How much more engaging and productive could that meeting be?
Unless you are using your device to take notes or as a presentation tool, try putting it down. Being truly present shows you are engaged and invested in what’s about to happen. That’s good for you and that’s good for business.
Recently I read this article via Twitter on Forbes.com, “
“Know your role.” “Speak up.” “Find meeting mentors.” “Be present.”
All great tips when in comes to leading and advancing in the workplace. The last point “being present” is the one where many of us need the most improvement – myself included. Too often in meetings I see folks looking down at their mobile devices. We are in a culture now where multitasking is the norm, so staring at your phone or tablet doesn’t seem unusual.
Research however has shown that multitasking can actually hurt our effectiveness. Our brains can only pay attention to so much at once.
Diverting our attention can make us appear disinterested or can lead us to missing out on important details or even nonverbal cues. The head nod. The eye roll. The blank stare. The smirk. All telling gestures when it comes to working and navigating office culture.
Being present in a meeting means more that simply showing up. Imagine if everyone in the room turned their phones face down and were fully immersed in the discussion at hand. Asking questions of each other, making suggestions, proposing solutions. How much more engaging and productive could that meeting be?
Unless you are using your device to take notes or as a presentation tool, try putting it down. Being truly present shows you are engaged and invested in what’s about to happen. That’s good for you and that’s good for business.
Recently I read this article via Twitter on Forbes.com, “