The Box of Keys: bite-sized leadership lessons, with Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD

42 The Meeting Before the Meeting

Episode Summary

The most important work in any organisation rarely happens on a stage or at the head of a boardroom table; it happens in the informal moments where trust is actually built. In this episode of The Box of Keys, I dive into the art of "upstream influence" and how to tend the soil before you plant a seed. You’ll hear why the invisible meeting is the real engine of momentum and how to ensure your ideas have a runway before they try to take off. A short reflection on why preparation is the highest form of stewardship … and why influence is won before the meeting even begins.

Episode Notes

The most important work in any organisation rarely happens on a stage or at the head of a boardroom table; it happens in the informal moments where trust is actually built.

 

In this episode of The Box of Keys, I dive into the art of "upstream influence" and how to tend the soil before you plant a seed. You’ll hear why the invisible meeting is the real engine of momentum and how to ensure your ideas have a runway before they try to take off.

 

A short reflection on why preparation is the highest form of stewardship … and why influence is won before the meeting even begins.