Here are the top issues:
‘I didn’t have the required answers and information so it was deflating and it’s knocked my confidence’.
‘No one was listening to my point of view, so I sat back and stopped contributing’.
‘I don’t know as much as everyone else as they have more experience than I do.’
‘I got grilled in my last session which left me feeling frustrated and stupid’.
We are often left feeling judged, vulnerable, with a fear of failing.
How do we get control back so we boss our meetings to a great outcome and a feeling of accomplishment? With high-performance coaching we bring in new concepts and strategies to give you confidence to be your most courageous self.
We focus on clarity, productivity, courage, influence and energy which are the key pillars of any high performer.
Follow these approaches to have a great meeting:
Prepare – Gain clarity before the meeting and check what does the host need from you. Your host will appreciate you reaching out and therefore, you can attend with confidence, add value and increase productivity.
Honesty – Be your most courageous self because its impossible to have the answer to everything but you can take the questions away and find out more information. Have a standard response such as, ‘I’m not close to that information but I can look at sourcing the info’.
Comparison – Comparing yourself to others will drain your mental and physical energy so stay in your lane and focus on you. Everyone is different.
The Results
Real life examples from my high performing clients:
“I’ve removed my limiting belief that they know more than me and I now speak up and no my colleagues take on my suggestions and I have great influencing skills. I’ve stopped comparing and bring in my most courageous self to all meetings.” – Rebecca, Project Manager in Manchester
“Doing the prep work prior to meetings means I now enter with a sense of confidence, effectively alleviating the pressure which has massively improved my productivity in these sessions. I’ve found a new way of working that has taken the stress away and my meetings are meaningful and on point.” – Steve, Senior Leader in Staffordshire
“Nowadays,I only attend a meeting if I have clarity on the agenda as previously I would attend all meetings and walk in not really knowing what they need from me or sometimes I didn’t need to be in them. My energy levels were low by the time I got home but now Im mindful of making good use of my time and only attend if I know what is required from me. I’ve learnt how to take control.which has led to a sense of accomplishment.” – Liz, Senior Leader in Staffordshire
“I block out time and prep before I attend meetings. This has led to me being able to contribute and make decisions there and then. By taking these simple steps I’m able to get control back of my day and don’t feel overwhelmed.” – Anne, Business Owner in Cheshire
I’m sure you will agree these are great results and they’ve all used very simple but effective high performance techniques to get control back.
