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When Staff Meetings Become Gripe Sessions
Why do staff meetings morph into gripe sessions? Because leaders allow it!
If your meetings are characterized by griping and complaining, with little being accomplished, then it’s only because you’ve permitted employees to conduct themselves that way.
Gripe sessions waste valuable time. Gripe sessions are largely counterproductive—and rarely solve or advance anything. Gripe sessions lower morale to the cellar.
I’ve run into a number of managers who quit holding staff meetings because their meetings had become primarily gripe sessions. I’ve also discovered that managers may feel unequipped in handling griping and complaining from employees.
Here are five tips for preventing meetings from turning into gripe sessions:
Energize Your Staff Meetings
Pointless or boring staff meetings are a colossal waste of everyone’s time. Fortunately however, that doesn’t have to be the case. To make staff meetings relevant and highly productive you can try a few road-tested tips:
- Begin by asking for good news. What has happened in your area that’s positive? This sets a proper tone for your meeting and encouraging news helps keep attitudes positive.
