Most employees NEVER get to have a meeting with the CEO of their company. So if you do, it’s a one-shot deal that you don’t want to screw up. After all, exposure is a double-edged sword, and many CEOs and senior executives have short attention spans but long memories.
This post isn’t written for the seasoned executive or middle manager who has regular interactions with the CEO. These managers have already earned their scars through the school of hard knocks, and are now completely at ease using the executive restroom.
Rather, it’s written as a way to provide some mentoring assistance to the early career rising stars.
1. Study your audience.
2. Give yourself permission to BE an expert.
3. Appreciate the CEO’s perspective.
4. Be clear on what would be a “win”.
5. One page.
5. Honor thy Executive Assistant.
6. The arrival.
7. First impressions.
8. Small talk?
9. Get to the point and expect questions.
10. End early if possible.
11. You own the follow-up.
Follow these tips, and you’ll not only survive, you’ll thrive!
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Monday, 26 March 2012
10 Tips on How to Shine in a Talent Review Meeting
If you’re a manager, at some point in your career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be required to participate in something called a “talent review” meeting. That’s HR-speak for a meeting where a bunch of managers get together behind closed doors and talk about their employee’s strengths and weaknesses. Like it or not, employee ranking is still a fact of organizational life.
There are usually three reasons why organizations conduct these meetings:
1. Succession planning and leadership development.
2. Downsizing.
3. Performance appraisal and/or compensation administration.
Here’s 10 tips for how to shine at a talent review meeting:
1. Understand the process.
2. Do your homework.
3. Take a “we” approach, not a “mine and yours” approach.
4. Be candid, objective, and provide examples,
5. Be succinct and direct.
6. Be prepared to listen non-defensively
7. Be engaged.
8. Take notes.
9. Follow the ground rules
10. Follow-up on commitments.
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There are usually three reasons why organizations conduct these meetings:
1. Succession planning and leadership development.
2. Downsizing.
3. Performance appraisal and/or compensation administration.
Here’s 10 tips for how to shine at a talent review meeting:
1. Understand the process.
2. Do your homework.
3. Take a “we” approach, not a “mine and yours” approach.
4. Be candid, objective, and provide examples,
5. Be succinct and direct.
6. Be prepared to listen non-defensively
7. Be engaged.
8. Take notes.
9. Follow the ground rules
10. Follow-up on commitments.
Read the full post
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