The Importance of Monthly Meetings
Last week, the Publishing team at CG Sports had our monthly meeting. This meeting is fun because we're all "together" for a period of time and we get to truly enjoy and appreciate everyone's role in real time.
If your team doesn't already have an established pattern of meetings (weekly, biweekly, monthly), here's why you should be implementing them:
An established timeframe (monthly) is manageable. Each of us wear a lot of hats at CG Sports, so daily or weekly meetings for our publishing team isn't a reasonable expectation. This gives us time to provide meaningful updates when we do meet, while also allowing us to dedicate time and energy to our other projects.
It holds people accountable. Let's be honest: it's much easier to ignore/postpone your boss's request for an update when it's happening via email. Meetings (in-person or on Google meet/something similar) provide a level of accountability that ensures we are all doing our part to keep our clients happy and maintain project timelines.
It reaffirms the rhythm of business. This is our time to check in with each other and share updates on projects, ask for insight regarding a project, make plans for projects, etc. This is valuable collaboration time and we do not waste it.
Some meetings may be long, some meetings may be short. The important thing is to check in.
