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Michael Sperger's avatar

I grew up in the land of square pizza, birch beer, and Saturday steak and baked potato dinners at the card table in front of the TV.

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Amber Johnson's avatar

Fond memories of dinners in front of the tv, I bet!

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David Weiss's avatar

Great advice, Amber! As an engineering leader, I strongly advocate for meeting agendas. Let your reports add their own talking points. After all, the meeting is more for them than you.

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Amber Johnson's avatar

Yes! I usually find it works best if the direct report creates the check in agenda. Does that process work for you, or do you take another approach?

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