Skip Levels (Part 2)
April 10th, 2006For this week’s show, we conclude our conversation on Skip Levels. Have you scheduled YOUR first Skip Level yet?
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May 2nd, 2006 at 9:01 am
I listened to your podcasts on skip level meetings and wanted to get your input on how to apply your strategies in a smaller team. My manager has a total organization of less than 20 made up of 3 teams. Your podcast recommends the skip meetings be around 15-20 participants. In the case of such a smaller group, would you recommend my manager having individual skip meetings, smaller groups (4-6), or just one skip meeting without his directs? Thanks for your thoughts on how to apply the same approach to our situation.
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:03 pm
Sterry-
No, we’d recommend your manager have a skip level with ALL of his skips - all of the folks who report to you and your peers AT THE SAME TIME.
Sorry if there was some confusion. We never intended to suggest that any boss would have skip levels with each group of his directs’ directs. The key is aggregating the skips, for scheduling and systemic value.
And no directs.
Good luck!
Mark
January 10th, 2007 at 6:23 am
Mark and Mike,
Skip level meetings do sound powerful. To date I have never worked in an organization that uses them, and right now I only have one level working with me. However as soon as there is some more depth I will be looking to try this out.
Q: if the skip has more than 20 people in it and given that you we;ve already agreed that we don’t leave the “who attends” decision to the skip manager, what have you found to be the most effective method for keeping the group size small but also ensuring that those that want to come do get the chance?
Cheers for now,
David
January 12th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Multiple meetings! An executive client of mine just did her first TWO in one day. Works great, and proves the value of scripting what you’re going to say to make sure you get the same message out to both. And, you can share questions from the first with the second (or third or fourth).
Mark