John Cleese had it right when he filmed his hilarious video, “Meetings, Bloody Meetings.” As a Principal Consultant with The Table Group, the subject of meetings is often discussed when working with leadership teams on their journeys to organizational health.

The essence of the model are five behaviors that all great leaders must embrace:

1.     Develop their leadership team

2.     Manage their subordinates (and making sure they manage theirs)

3.     Be willing to have difficult and uncomfortable conversations when necessary

4.     Run great meetings

5.     Communicate constantly and repetitively to employees