{"id":518724,"date":"2023-03-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/?p=518724"},"modified":"2023-03-07T11:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T16:54:35","slug":"7-fun-team-meeting-topics-to-improve-employee-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/guest-posts\/7-fun-team-meeting-topics-to-improve-employee-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Fun Team Meeting Topics to Improve Employee Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this guest post, Shadrack Wanjohi of Omniscient Digital suggests several ideas for diversifying and energizing team meeting topics that will make your meetings productive and enjoyable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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When you hear the phrase \u201cteam meetings\u201d<\/em> what comes to mind? If you\u2019re a manager, it could be a recurring question where you\u2019re always wondering how you can get better at leading team meetings. If you\u2019re a team member, it makes you wonder whether that meeting is necessary. You may even wonder why your manager couldn\u2019t share an update via Slack or include it in your weekly internal newsletter instead of calling for the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re a manager or a team member, team meetings don\u2019t ever seem to go away. In addition to other strategies you rely on to reduce the number of meetings, you need to keep your team engaged<\/a> and interested whenever you meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are seven activities and team meeting topics that will help keep your remote and in-person meetings fun and engaging, as well as tips on when each activity could be ideal for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1.<\/span> Add Some Variety to Your Brainstorming Sessions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most likely, your strategy and planning meetings will have your immediate team members on board sharing their ideas. Some of these meetings can be boring if you\u2019re using the same brainstorming techniques<\/a> and working with the same team members repeatedly. How about having team members from different departments improve the ideas you get at your next strategy meeting? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, suppose you\u2019re planning your content strategy. In that case, you not only need your strategists and editors on board but also team members from customer service to share the challenges that customers face. You\u2019ll also need data analysts to\u00a0share relevant and accurate data<\/a>\u00a0that will help in making informed decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This encourages different views since everyone you invite will contribute to the strategy you create. It also breaks down silos and ensures a smooth workflow during implementation to make sure you\u2019ve achieved your business objectives. Besides, you can vet the quality of ideas you collect by inviting experts to review your ideas. An expert can be a senior person in the company with relevant experience and expertise who can provide balanced feedback on your ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to brainstorming techniques, consider borrowing a leaf from Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, authors of Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. <\/em>In this book, they suggest a brainstorming technique called \u201cHow might we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using “How Might We” Questions as Team Meeting Topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The technique focuses on converting a problem into an opportunity, helping you reframe it and generate ideas on how you\u2019re going to solve it. If you\u2019re struggling to control employee expenses, here\u2019s how you can reframe the problem into an opportunity using the \u201cHow might we\u2019\u2019 brainstorming framework:<\/p>\n\n\n