The Abuse of Positional Power in a Meeting

Emma and Corina are on a mission to stop bad work stories. Work need not be a place of drama and suffering. We take everyday situations and apply practical and kind strategies to improve them. Add them to your leadership and facilitation toolkit. In this episode, we explore a situation where a leader with positional power asks to be updated in a meeting because they are too busy to come prepared. The team member leading the meeting did what they were asked to do, felt terrible and now seeks alternative actions beyond the stronger words they had in their mind! We share several strategies to deal with this specific situation. Points covered: Culture is your set-up for success tool. Deal with trouble spots you know of in advance and be direct.Be careful of what behaviours from leaders you tolerate   How not to summarise and what to suggest instead How trust, presence and emergence can be your friendThe ‘Apologise and Let Go’ Strategy or the Rocky Strategy ( Corina’s dog) - change your position and go to sleep on the floor Thank you for joining us today. If you would like to increase your skills and confidence in working with teams, check out the next course Corina runs that start in October.The Art of Facilitation Online  International Course Please reach out if you would like some help with your bad work story. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com All feedback or a review is welcomed. We are learning to Podcast as we go and appreciate your input and encouragement. If you would like to hear more, please subscribe. #BWSMG  #leadership #facilitation #presence #teamjoy  #dogwisdom