The Modern Manager

Planning an agenda feels like it takes forever, so too often, we skip it or do it poorly at the last minute. But that’s often because we treat each meeting like we’re starting from scratch. Instead, what if you perfected your weekly team meeting, brainstorm session or any other type of meeting you hold regularly and then just used that same agenda structure again so meeting prep becomes fast and easy? That’s called creating a meeting portfolio. This episode breaks down exactly how to design a meeting once, so it works every single time you use it.Conversation Topics(00:00) Introduction: The Hidden Cost of Winging Your Meetings(01:06) What Is a Meeting Portfolio? (Episode Overview)(01:36) Why Most Managers Reinvent Every Meeting From Scratch(02:23) Building the Core Template: Name, Purpose, and Structure(03:57) Adding Pre-Work to Complete Your Template(05:01) Iterating Until Your Meeting Design Actually Works(05:38) Your Action Step: Build and Use Your First Template(06:44) Closing Thoughts and RecapAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: 427-transcript✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1Join my newsletter to get episodes and key takeaways delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode!#Leadership #ManagementTips #MeetingCulture #TeamManagement #Productivity #WorkplaceCulture #MeetingDesign #LeadershipDevelopment

Most AI tools promise to make you more productive, but few actually remove the friction hiding in your daily grind. This episode breaks down four AI tools used every single day, not for the novelty, but for the real bottlenecks they eliminate: typing, email triage, meeting notes, and building the small tool you always wished existed. If you want less busywork and more bandwidth for the parts of management that actually matter, this one's for you.Conversation Topics(00:00) Introduction: Becoming Obsessed with AI Tools(00:44) The Core Idea: Removing Friction, Not Just Adding Features(01:59) Wispr Flow: Ditching Typing for Dictation(02:53) Shortwave: Taming Email Overload with AI Sorting(04:18) Granola: Meeting Notes That Write Themselves(05:30) Replit: Building Custom Apps Without Coding(07:12) What These Four Tools Have in Common(07:33) Your Challenge This Week & Closing ThoughtsAdditional Resources✨ Read the full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u3xuVepkPpSSdju0--Kgu4M8U4qetYczr1h7MmCKGrY/edit?usp=sharing✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipwithmamie/✨ Visit my website for more: https://www.themodernmanager.com/✨ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7jhYz8b16g1SsLia4EhO5w?sub_confirmation=1✨ Check out Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai/r?MAMIE12✨ Check out Granola: https://join.granola.ai/t/e74nryr4pc✨ Check out Shortwave: https://www.shortwave.com/✨ Check out Replit: https://replit.com/refer/mamieksJoin my newsletter to get episodes delivered directly to your inbox: https://www.themoddernmanager.comThe Modern Manager is a leadership podcast that helps you close the gap between knowing what good management is and actually doing it. Follow The Modern Manager on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode! #Leadership #ManagementTips #AIforManagers #Productivity #ArtificialIntelligence #WorkSmarter #ManagementSkills #FutureOfWork #TechTools #TimeManagement