6/20/2025-My Mgr junked up my meeting, argh!

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Neil Monnens

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“Winners anticipate; losers react.” Tony Robbins
SKILL

You’re cruising along in a big pitch meeting when your manager hijacks the meeting and starts rambling down No Value Highway.

Yikes. What do you do?

Try this: Seize an opening and say, “Thanks for that…you bring up some good points; do we want to stay on that track or get back to #2 on our agenda?” (Thank goodness you use agendas in pitch meetings!)

Managers add tremendous value, but sometimes they, too, get overexcited in meetings. That’s ok, they’re human.

There’s not much you can do about what happened in the past, but you can control the future.
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Running and controlling pitch meetings requires meticulous preparation, which includes creating tight agendas.

Today, schedule a practice session for your next big pitch meeting…and invite your manager. In your practice session, assign roles to everyone for the meeting and also lead a discussion on how derailers can be neutralized.

If your manager is unable to join the practice – but will be there in the client pitch meeting – make sure you review the agenda with them.
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OOMPH

You want to get to the point where everyone in your circle knows when you have a big pitch meeting coming up because they’ll see you in the conference room practicing with your mates (or you’ll be sucking in a lot of folks to your zoom practice sessions.)

Meeting practice needs to be a ritual.

Master basketball shooter Steph Curry knows about rituals, which he details in this video that chronicles everything he does before a game.
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