What You Can Change! •
Stop thinking of solo walking as “exercise” it is a great time to think about challenging work task • Recognize when you are not productive sitting and take a five minute walk around your office, stretch • Hack a standing desk • Incorporate 20-30 minute solo walks during the day or do calls w/ your mobile phone • Walking commute to work, if possible or park far away or get off bus a stop early • Plan by minutes – 20/8/2
Walking Meetings Are Like Any
Other Meeting Source: Andrea Kihlstedt • Purpose • Agenda • Note Taking • Facilitation
How Walking Meetings Are Different
• Route Planning/Weather • Pacing • Walking shoes • Note-taking methods • Tracking Steps http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk
Meeting Type Description Informal Chats
To decide to act on a problem you are facing 1:1 Regularly scheduled check-ins with your boss or people who report to you Networking Meeting with a professional colleague for relationship building Huddles To offer help or take action on tactical issues such as scheduling or daily work Staff Meetings Reporting, decision, planning, scheduling, updates, brainstorming, etc Work Session To develop a strategy, process improvement, or implementation plan Conference Calls Meetings by phone or online How To Get Started: Pick One Meeting Easy Win: Suggest replacing weekly status updates with supervisors with a walking meeting. Suggest meeting for a walk instead of coffee for networking meetings. Switch conference call meetings to your mobile phone and walk or pace
More about walking at work:
http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk Friend Me on Fitbit for Walking As Work Challenges https://www.fitbit.com/user/288NYK Walking Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/15542699 58171058/ Resources