In this episode of The Leaderful Podcast, we sit down with Nic Etheridge Calder, founder of Invoke Coaching, to explore how leaders can design and facilitate meetings that actually move the needle. Drawing on years of experience in leadership development and team facilitation, Nic brings a practical and human-centred lens to one of the most overlooked aspects of organizational life: meetings.

Together, we unpack the “6 P’s of High-Impact Meetings” - a simple but powerful framework for transforming meetings from routine, mediocre time-fillers into intentional, engaging, and outcome-driven spaces. This conversation goes beyond agendas and logistics, diving into the deeper dynamics that shape how teams gather, make decisions, and collaborate.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why most meetings fail (and how lack of clarity around purpose quietly derails outcomes)
• How to rethink inclusion and ensure the right people (not just more people) are in the room
• The hidden influence of power dynamics - and how they shape who speaks, who stays silent, and what decisions get made
• Why facilitation is a critical leadership skill, not an optional add-on
• How presence, energy, and pace can make or break a meeting’s effectiveness
• Practical ways to redesign your meetings so they lead to real clarity, ownership, and action

If you’ve ever left a meeting wondering what was accomplished - or sensed that your team is capable of more than what shows up in the room - this episode offers a clear, actionable framework to rethink how you gather and lead.

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