In meetings, you are more of a…

Your real role around the table

The meeting is a stage. Which character are you really playing?

10 questions

The questions

When the meeting starts…
- I frame and kick off the topics
- I listen and mull over ideas
- I make sure everyone speaks
- I wait for the framework to be set
When an idea you consider bad is proposed…
- I say it frankly
- I propose a reasoned alternative
- I seek a compromise
- I align with the group
Your main contribution…
- The decision
- In-depth reflection
- The group's harmony
- Reliable execution
What exhausts you in meetings…
- When there's no progress
- When it's superficial
- When things get tense
- When it's disorganized
After the meeting…
- I've assigned roles
- I've jotted down lots of ideas
- I've eased tensions
- I know exactly what to do
When you have an objection…
- I raise it directly
- I present a nuanced argument for it
- I phrase it gently
- I fall in line if the group has decided
During a silence in the meeting…
- I get the conversation going again
- I reflect in silence
- I invite the quieter ones to speak
- I wait for what's next
What you really bring…
- Momentum and decision
- Depth of thought
- The glue between people
- Implementation
A successful meeting for you…
- Decisions made
- Ideas that progress
- Everyone aligned and calm
- Clear actions to carry out
Your worst nightmare in a meeting…
- Going around in circles without deciding
- Superficiality
- Tensions that settle in
- Vagueness and disorder

The leader · You frame, you launch, you decide. The meeting moves forward because you run it.
The thinker · Discreet but formidable. Your interventions are worth their weight in thought.
The mediator · You make sure everyone has their place. The group's harmony owes you a lot.
The doer · Pragmatic and reliable: you leave the room knowing exactly what to do.