Ad-hoc meetings allow you to capture the best energy of a topic
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Rather than recurring, scheduled meetings, ad-hoc meetings allow you to capitalize on the energy around a topic in that moment. If you wait for the next recurring meeting to discuss that topic, often the same quality of thoughts and momentum is not present.
Very quick ad-hoc 15 minute meetings to unblock
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In the past couple of months, I’ve made a significant shift in the way I meet and work with people in my team. For years now, I’ve…