How to Get People Contributing in Meetings with Chad Littlefield
About this episode
Chad Littlefield discusses how to foster contribution and connection in meetings to enhance collaboration and engagement among team members.
Most meetings are designed around content. Someone presents, everyone else listens, and contribution is invited at the end with: “Any questions?” By then, it may be too late. Chad Littlefield believes connection is not the warm-up before the real work. It is part of the work — particularly when leaders need people to think together, speak honestly and collaborate beyond their usual teams. Chad is the co-founder and Chief Experience Officer of We and Me, a TEDx speaker, and the co-author with his late partner, Will Wise, of Ask Powerful Questions and How to Make Virtual Engagement Easy . He also created the We! Connect Cards, which are used in more than 80 countries. We explore how leaders can invite contribution earlier, create connection without resorting to awkward or unrelated icebreakers, and design meetings that feel more purposeful from the moment people arrive. We also talk about a challenge I see frequently in organisations: leaders may have strong relationships within their own functions, yet struggle to build the horizontal connections needed to deliver strategy. Chad shares a practical idea for helping those relationships continue after an offsite or senior leader…
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