Comments on: Spirituality in Business Tip #1: How To Kick Off a Meeting.

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:25:31 +0000

[...] Moore, author of Shrinking the Camel, recently wrote a post called Spirituality in Business Tip #1: How To Kick Off a Meeting where he talks about an interesting way to start a meeting. The Quakers have been doing this for [...]

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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:42:06 +0000

By: Brad Harmon

Brad Harmon — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:32:11 +0000

Bradley,

I just wanted to let you know that this post stayed with me long after I read it. In fact, I quoted you in my post today.

Thanks again for this post,

Brad

By: Cindy Hanson

Cindy Hanson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:43:23 +0000

I’m with Katdish… however, a moment of silence WOULD be better for my expanding waistline!

By: Eric | Eden Journal

Eric | Eden Journal — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:59:39 +0000

Good tips. I’m not hosting many meetings at work. But I am the member of a local Jeep enthusiast club, and we begin all our meetings with a short prayer. Nothing extreme, just a moment of thanks. Clubs are often a little more liberal with things like this than businesses, but it’s easy to draw comparisons. It really sets the mood for the rest of the meeting to flow.

By: Brad Harmon

Brad Harmon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:10:48 +0000

Bradley,

Your opening cracked me up. I can just picture that scene, but there is a tambourine in my version.

I love the moment of silence idea. Many times I have rushed to a meeting with something else on my mind and missed half of the meeting in my mind because I was not focused. I am sure by the look on some of my colleagues faces that this has happened to them as well.

Thanks for the tips.

Brad

By: katdish

katdish — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:59 +0000

What? No food? No pastries or muffin tops? That’s a GREAT way to start a meeting! But your ideas are good, too.

By: L.L. Barkat

L.L. Barkat — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:30:49 +0000

I wonder how the challenge of an on-line meeting is met the same or differently with these techniques.

The moment of silence idea, I found particularly enchanting.

By: Pat Sullivan

Pat Sullivan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:50:13 +0000

As always, great post!

Many leaders I know go into the meeting room before others arrive to pray silently for guidance and set their leadership intention. Before the group moment of silence, there’s a reminder of the purpose and vision of the meeting, along with an appreciation for the gifts of all who have come to the table.

By: David@redletterbelievers.com

David@redletterbelievers.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:21:51 +0000

Well, I sure think some of my meetings could use some of that HG Fire….or even a prayer for sanity….

Working with creative people, even has an opinion about what is right, but nothing is really ‘right’ in the subjective world of words and art and the like.

So, the moment of silence isn’t a bad idea.