b'The Tech Cumulus August 2022SHINY NEW GADGET OF THE MONTH 3 Ways To Run Oura Ring Generation 3For the past few years, fitness trackersMeetings Like A CEOhave become all the rage. Between Fitbits and the Apple Watch, nearly everyone has or is familiar with fitness trackers. One of the most common complaints about many fitness trackers is comfort. Oura decided to take the wristband out of the equation with the Oura Ring. The Oura Ring is a fitness tracker that you wear on your finger. It tracks sleep, activity and readiness measurements. This device is even more accurate than other fitness trackers since the finger is a better spot to record heart-rate data. ThroughIn my opinion, most meetings are a completeAsk Questions And Avoid Talkingtemperature sensors, awaste of time. Although the relayed informationToo Muchlibrary of informational resources and muchmight be important, it isnt always delivered more, the Oura Ring is the perfect fitnessin an effective way, since most managers doOne of the biggest mistakes managers tracker for just about anyone who is lookingnot know how to run meetings. Successfullymake when leading a meeting is trying to to improve or maintain their physical health. leading huddles or meetings is an importantdominate the conversation. You may be part of building great relationships and leadingthinking, Arent CEOs supposed to tell their talented teams. If you want to start gettingattendees what to do in meetings? The Practicing Self-Care In Amore from your employees and your meetings,answer is no; the great CEOs dont. In fact, try utilizing the following three methods to runthe best CEOs will spend their time asking Leadership Position your meetings like a CEO. questions that are strategic, reflective and It can be difficult to take your eyes offrelated to accountability. This helps them Always Request An Agenda brainstorm new ideas with their team, ensure your business, even for a moment, toeveryone is on the same page and put the focus on yourself and your needsbutEarly in my career, an acquaintance invitedresponsibility on others so they can follow up its a necessity. You cant be a successfulme to a business lunch. I can rememberin the future.leader if you arent properly maintainingwondering, What does he want to talk to your mental and physicalme about? After a little bit of small talk, heDiscuss, Debate And Decidehealth. Thankfully,unveiled his agenda. He wanted to sell me there are steps youa new insurance policy. It ended up beingThe beginning of your meetings should can take if it feelsa huge waste of time for both of us. Afterfocus on your strategy and what needs to like your work isthat meeting, I made sure to only acceptbe discussed. After a topic is introduced, damaging yourinvitations that had an agendathis comesCEOs will say things like Lets debate what personal health. with three distinct benefits. we should do about this. Who has some ideas? That brainstorming will help develop The first is the fact that you can see what willthe best solution, and the CEO will then make First, you shouldbe discussed in the meeting, and you cana decision about what to do or who should acknowledgedecline the invite if it doesnt pertain to you orhandle each responsibility. Your meetings that you cant doyour work. The second is that you can actuallyneed to be focused on production. If you give everything on your own.prepare for the meeting. The final benefit is thatpeople the freedom to speak openly, you will You must work on delegating some of yourit makes you appear competent. Since youaccomplish much more.responsibilities so you can take care ofcan come prepared, it will look like you have yourself. Its also essential that you createeverything under control.the time and space to care for yourself. Additionally, dont forget to prioritize yourself. Worry about your needs beforeDr. Geoff Smart is the chairman and founder of ghSMART, a leadership consulting trying to fix everyone elses problems; thisfirm that exists to help leaders amplify their positive impact on the world. Dr. Smart and his firm have published multiple New York Times best sellers. He stays active in will make things much easier in the long run. his community and has advised many government officials. Technology That Works!216-393-24843'