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Meetings That Matter: The 4 Meetings Every Manager Needs

February 22, 2025 by conorfi Leave a Comment

A modern, professional office setting with a diverse group of business professionals engaged in a dynamic meeting. The scene captures four distinct discussions happening simultaneously: a one-on-one coaching session, a brainstorming group, a strategic planning meeting, and a quick team check-in. The office is well-lit with large windows, a sleek conference table, and digital collaboration tools like a whiteboard and laptop screens displaying charts. The atmosphere is productive and engaging, highlighting teamwork and leadership. Text overlay: "Meetings That Matter: The 4 Meetings Every Manager Needs" in bold, professional typography. Created Using: photorealistic style, high-definition quality, natural lighting, depth of field, warm and professional color tones, modern office aesthetic, diverse representation, engaging facial expression.

Meetings often get a bad reputation—too many, too long, and often unproductive. But when done right, meetings can be the glue that holds a team together, especially when managing across multiple time zones and cultures. As a manager of a global quality engineering team, I’ve found that four core types of meetings create the right balance of … [Read more...]

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Thoughts on 1:1s

November 27, 2021 by conorfi Leave a Comment

2 people having a meeting in a business setting

1:1s(one-on-one), retrospectives and post-mortems are the most important meetings as this is where growth at an individual, group and department/org occurs. In the past I have written blogs on post-mortems and retrospectives.It's important to put thought into how 1:1s should be run. This is written from the perspective of a manager but can be … [Read more...]

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