Picture this: You’re sitting in a room with three other team members. The rest of your team populates little Zoom squares on a screen. You’re trying to engage in a complex discussion, perhaps about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, but it all just feels… off. Unbalanced.
As if everyone would be better off if you were ALL just in your own little Zoom squares…
Welcome to the Hybrid Universe. The world of combining virtual and in-person meetings. As nonprofit leaders in a post-pandemic world, we find ourselves in this new landscape, navigating the unknown waters of hybrid meetings.
What if I told you that these hybrid gatherings don’t have to be so terrifying? And what if I told you that there’s a treasure trove of potential hidden within these hybrid gatherings?
Today, I’m thrilled to share the microphone with Priya Parker, a facilitation expert, strategic advisor, and acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters. Priya has devoted two decades to guiding leaders through complicated conversations about community, identity, and vision at moments of transition.
Together, we’re exploring the ins and outs of hybrid meetings. We’ll dive into what they mean and how they work, and share some golden nuggets of advice to transform your hybrid meetings from ‘awkward’ to ‘awesome’.
Tune in to learn:
- How can we create more productive and valuable hybrid meetings? (0:07)
- What insights did the pandemic provide about gatherings and how we meet? (3:47)
- How did leaders and managers adapt their meeting best practices during the pandemic? (9:54)
- Is it possible to have a ‘good’ hybrid meeting or will we always long for in-person meetings? (19:33)
- What are the three different meetings within a hybrid meeting? (22:29)
- How can we make hybrid working work well for our teams? (27:27)
- How does a facilitator work with hosts in a hybrid meeting environment? (32:40)
- How do we balance moments of connection and independence in hybrid meetings? (39:19)
- How can we ensure everyone feels heard in a multigenerational, hybrid team?
Resources
- https://www.priyaparker.com
- Art of Gathering Newsletter page
- How to Fix Your Invitations — Priya Parker
- Designing for Connection in the Workplace — Priya Parker
- Feeling Disconnected From Your Team? Tap into what you know. — Priya Parker
- The Art of *Hybrid* Gathering — Priya Parker
- The discount code for the course will be JOANGARRY15
- The Art of Gathering digital course is a 6-week learning experience created to guide you through the process of planning and hosting intentional gatherings — for special occasions, in the workplace, or in your communities.
- URL – The Art of Gathering Online Course (priyaparker.com)
- Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership – 2nd Edition by Joan Garry
- FREE WORKSHOP: Let’s Build the Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams!
- FREE WORKSHOP: The 5 Practices of Outstanding Nonprofit Leaders
- First Tee
- Nonprofit Leadership Lab
- Music by Jukebox the Ghost
- Voiceover Work by Cindy Cap Solutions
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About Priya Parker
Priya Parker is a facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, and executive producer and host of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has spent 20 years guiding leaders and groups through complicated conversations about community, identity, and vision at moments of transition. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and two children.