TEI 158: Effective virtual meeting skills for product managers

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their careers,
and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  Every week
I’m involved in virtual meetings and the same is true for many
Everyday Innovators. If it’s not yet true for you, virtual meetings
are almost certainly in your future as more teams become virtual.
Facilitating virtual meetings and making them productive takes
specific skills that product managers should know. With these
skills, you can run virtual meetings that don’t waste people’s time
and that build trust and cohesion in the team. To learn the right
skills, I have the perfect guest as his company is all about
facilitating virtual meetings. He joins us to share his “Six How’s
of Great Meetings.” His name is Dan Hoffman and he is founder and
CEO of Circles, an online service that provides guided video peer
groups to foster deeper conversations for impactful continued
professional learning and personal growth. Dan is also a serial
entrepreneur, previously the founder of M5, a pioneer in cloud
communications, which ShoreTel purchased. He is regarded by
colleagues as down to earth, completely approachable, and one of
the brightest guys you will ever meet. In the discussion, you will
learn the Six How’s of Great Meetings, which are:
Culture,Conversation,Presence,Participation,Agendas,
andFacilitation