I’m not an advocate for Monday morning meetings.
Here’s why:
Your team needs clarity to operate at their highest level.
If you don’t have clarity, they won’t either.
As a leader, you set the direction and tone for the week. Clarity requires knowing where you’ve been and where you need to go.
The first thing I do on Mondays is review reports across the business. This includes finances, client service, marketing, and sales.
Note: My reporting period matches a weekly payroll cadence Mon-Sun.
Some reports are automated where I can glance at dashboards and others require manual input. Regardless of the effort, it helps me quickly identify patterns and where attention is needed.
I use those reports to guide this week’s agenda. Project and tasks are ranked by due date then urgency. Urgency is contextual. It’s a judgement call based on impact to the business.
Once direction is defined, then I add in team coaching.
What went well last week?
Who went above and beyond last week? Or exhibited another value that’s important to your team.
What work needs extra attention and effort to reduce mistakes? What tips and resources support this?
What opportunities does the team have this week to grow?
After all this is completed, then I can effectively lead the Monday morning meeting.
If I’m jumping straight into the meeting without alignment, it will be very easy to get swayed into chasing squirrels and wasting the team’s time and efforts. And that’s the quickest way to discourage them. You don’t want that, they don’t want that.
If you’re going to get off to a great start, know where you’re going! 💜
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