Premature solution giving.
Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 9:41PM 
When we’re thinking or talking in a meeting and someone jumps in with ’the solution’... Ta da! Big fanfare! Once they’ve spoken it’s as if no other solutions are welcome or matter.
The problem isn’t the person jumping in with the solution. They’ve had an idea and they’ve said it. Good on them!
The issue is with the meeting leader. 'Premature solution giving' is an example of what happens when meetings don't have an effective process.
I’m not talking about the agenda of the meeting, but the process or ‘way’ the meeting is happening.
Designing a process is a contemporary facilitation capability that today’s ‘leader as facilitator’ needs, so they can:
🌕 Create better and safer environments
🌕 Lead more productive meetings
🌕 Guide more effective team interactions
🌕 Respond more swiftly when some sh*t goes down in a meeting. (That is, no sweeping it under the carpet or ‘parking’ it in a carpark flip chart).
Learning the facilitation capability builds leadership confidence, boosts productivity and lifts psychological safety.
Urgh! What else kills that feeling of safety in a meeting?
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