Tomorrow: How to host an all-hands that doesn’t suck
Join me for our next GROUP HELP Session on Zoom at 12pm ET
GROUP HELP Sessions are my bi-weekly live webinars on Zoom where we spend an hour sharpening one essential skill of group life. It’s my way of sharing the tools I usually teach inside organizations with anyone who wants to get better at hosting, facilitating, and shaping groups with intention. These sessions are for paid subscribers (aka Group Lifers). The replay will be shared on Sunday morning.
A few years ago, when Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned as CEO of CNN, a tribute from journalist S. Mitra Kalita caught my eye. She wrote that his real superpower wasn’t a show at all, but the daily 9am morning meeting he ran: “I’m convinced the best show he ever produced was one almost no one saw.”
That line has stayed with me because it names something most leaders ignore: your all-hands is one of the biggest levers you have to shape culture. It’s where values become visible. Where priorities get clarified (or muddied). Where people learn what this place actually is. And yet, most all-hands happen by habit, not by design.
Which brings us to tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28 at 12pm ET, we’re gathering on Zoom for our next GROUP HELP Session: How to host an all-hands that doesn’t suck.
In this session, I’ll share the practical and powerful tools I use with leadership teams to help an all-hands actually do what it’s meant to do. We’ll look at real examples, name what’s usually getting in the way, and think together about how to make it work better. And even if you don’t run an all-hands, you can use these tools in any gathering (and if you’ve been to a GROUP HELP Session before, you already know we can learn from everywhere ;)).
To join us live, make sure you’re a paid subscriber (a Group Lifer). The Zoom link is below for all Group Lifers. Tomorrow at noon Eastern, just click the link and join us.
I’m really looking forward to this one. I’ll be coming in with notes from recent conversations I’ve been having with leaders, and I’m excited to break down what actually makes an all-hands meaningful and effective. Bring a notebook. Bring the all-hands you’re part of. And if there’s someone on your team or a manager you wish would think a little more carefully about how people gather, bring them along too.
As always,
Priya