Monthly Greatness Meeting
Also known as MGM
Background Info
This is your opportunity to show what you have been up to last month. Take advantage of this half-hour meeting to impress your manager!
Process Details
- Organiser: Line Manager
- Duration: 30-60 minutes, depending on the role
- Participants: Line Manager, Team Member (1-1)
- Frequency: Monthly
- Trigger: Recurring meeting
Preparation
Line Manager
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review the action items from the previous meeting
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prepare information about new developments in the company
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prepare feedback you want to give the team member
Team Member
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Think about your work for a few minutes: What went well? Why? What is not yet working optimally? Why?
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Possible Questions:
- Where do you need support?
- What would you like to learn?
- What would you like to work on?
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Review the processes assigned to your role: in Role Assignments.
- Have you done them according to plan?
- If no: why?
- What information/access/skills are you missing to take ownership?
- Are there any processes you would like to take ownership of?
Agenda
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Opening questions by Line Manager
- What went well? How? Why?
- What didn't go well? Why?
- Where could the Line Manager help?
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Review Action Points from last MGM meeting.
- Which ones have been achieved?
- Which ones not?
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Information by Delivery Team Member: what developments are noteworthy?
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Information by Line Manager: What new developments are going on in the company? (organizational, strategic, other)
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Write down tasks that need to be done until the next meeting (Action Points)
IMPORTANT: Do not fill time! If everything is said, close the meeting without bad feelings. It's a good sign if you are efficient!
Checklist
- Action points have been formally written down and reviewed
- Role Assignments has been reviewed
- Process Execution has been reviewed
Post-Processing
- Line Manager informs Operations Manager about proposed process ownership change
- Line Manager notes down action points
- Team Member notes down action points