All-Hands Meeting
Definition
All-Hands Meeting: An all-hands meeting is a company-wide gathering where leadership shares updates, celebrates wins, and addresses questions. Effective all-hands balance information sharing with engagement—avoiding death by PowerPoint while ensuring everyone understands company direction. Frequency varies from weekly (small startups) to monthly or quarterly.
Example Usage
“Our weekly all-hands is 30 minutes: 10 minutes metrics, 10 minutes wins/announcements, 10 minutes live Q&A. Recording posted for those who can't attend.”
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