Alignment meetings
Are the methods for combining strategy and execution work:
- The goal of strategy meetings is to create an understanding of the challenges and priorities of everyone else.
- Promoting an understanding of what resources and challenges others have, facilitates in people solving their own problems.
- Meeting should have a clear structure. Include a facilitator to keep it on task and on schedule.
- Allow for quick updates to identify challenges and issues.
- The meeting’s frequency should match the pace of change in your environment.
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