Taxi Studio recognized the need to improve their meetings, especially with the shift to hybrid work post-Covid.
They focused on creating psychological safety and making meetings a tangible metaphor for fostering growth.
Katie Scotland plays a key role in supporting the team with overall behaviors, development, and learning to enhance psychological safety.
Taxi Studio aligned psychological safety practices with their values: live fearless, play fair, and form real relationships.
Meetings etiquette was introduced at Taxi Studio to encourage clear agendas, invite participation, and maintain objectivity.
Encouragement to think about meeting attendees, clear agendas, and facilitation choices were emphasized to improve meetings.
In creative meetings, challenges include pace, energy, and ensuring all voices are heard to avoid missing valuable input.
Implementing small changes like pausing to check understanding and incorporating diverse perspectives can greatly impact meeting outcomes.
The principles of psychological safety and effective meeting management apply across all types of meetings at Taxi Studio.
To change meeting culture, leaders need to find champions for the cause, define what psychological safety means to their organization, and commit to long-term improvements.