1. What do you do to slow down? (back-to-back appointments are counterproductive to developing your observation muscle)
2. What can you do to rotate the chairing of your meeting? (even if you are the boss or project leader, take a back seat)
3. What can you do to watch others and see what they doing? (you can learn a lot from watching how other divisions within your company operate)
4. What can you do to talk less and listen more? (don’t over-contribute. Ask questions more than you offer your opinion)
5. What can you do to focus on body language and non-verbal cues? (make priority to focus your attention on watching body language, the interplay between people and the energy in the room instead of over focusing on the content of the meeting for a change.
6. What will you do to proactively observe yourself? (get a trusted colleague to give you feedback on your observable behaviours and body language in meetings which provides feedback on blind spots for being effective as leader)
7. What can you do to engage a objective observer to help your meetings improve? Ask a trusted coach, mentor or peer) to sit in on your meetings over a period of time as an observer and report back on team dynamics, where you all work well and where can improve)
Use the Power of Observation to be a Better Leader
