Mastering the Art of Hybrid Meetings (Wise Decision Maker Guide 99)

Greetings Decision maker,

As companies continue to navigate the challenges of remote work, hybrid meetings have emerged as a critical solution for successful collaboration between in-person and remote teams. A hybrid meeting combines in-person and remote attendees and allows for face-to-face interaction between all participants, regardless of their location. And with the right technology and facilitation, hybrid meetings can provide the best of both worlds: the benefits of in-person meetings, such as nonverbal communication and spontaneous collaboration, combined with the convenience and cost-effectiveness of remote meetings.

However, in order to truly take advantage of the benefits of hybrid meetings, organizations must pay attention to several key factors. Otherwise, hybrid meetings can be a miserable experience for both in-person but especially remote attendees.

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“Dr. Gleb and I got to know each other a couple of months ago in the context of an article he was writing for Forbes related to hybrid work and shifts in workplace habits and how technology was hopefully contributing to better productivity or at least better outcomes for hybrid work environments. That also led to a video interview and then later we invited Dr. Gleb to come to speak at our technology Summit which focused this year on adapting to hybrid work environments. Dr. Gleb came out to the wine country in Northern California and spent a couple days with us, met with our attendees, but most importantly he opened up our conference with a very compelling keynote speech which was anchored with a lot of data. For the audience that we brought in, much of which were people that wanted to hear what Dr. Gleb has to say, the fact that he brought such detailed information and grounding data that would help them go back to their management teams and explain why they were making certain decisions and have the backing data to support what they were choosing to do was enormously helpful. It was a very small conference, it was very intimate, and so Dr. Gleb also spent a lot of time meeting with the attendees, getting to know them, responding to their questions, and so forth… We had a great experience working with Dr. Gleb leading up to the conference, coming in and speaking at the conference… and I think he really helped to enhance the professional environment that we strive to create for the Envision conference from Join Digital. So thank you very much Dr. Gleb for coming and attending and we hope to have you again.”

Karl May, Founder and CEO of Join Digital

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Seeing a glacier up close for the first time is an unforgettable experience, and I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to do so on my recent trip to Alaska. The phrase “frozen river” doesn’t do it justice. You see the many cracks in the ice, the debris that the glacier scraped off the rocks it ground down over millennia, and the ice field from which it originates. And most importantly, you see the body of water created by the glacier and the icebergs that break from it as the glacier retreats due to climate change.

This experience really made me think about the long-term impact of many small actions that together add up to a huge impact. And it reinforced the value of long-term thinking - prioritizing the five or ten-year timeline - rather than responding to what seems urgent in the moment. I’m going to work hard on focusing on important and not urgent activities that will make a difference in the long term, and hope you will do so as well.