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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 13 MIN

TMIT 01: Family Meetings (Re-Release)

from The Most Important Thing: Exploring Family Culture and Leadership at Home · host Danielle and Greg Neufeld

TMIT 01 🎙️: Our very first episode, now with video! (Spotify and YouTube only) “What works about the family meeting is that it’s a regularly scheduled time to draw attention to specific behaviors. If you don’t have a safe environment to discuss problems, any plan to improve your family will go nowhere." – David StarrWhat makes a weekly family meeting not just happen—but matter? In this episode, we kick off a conversation about one of the most recommended tools in family culture building. We dug into books, courses, and expert advice to identify the patterns, and we distilled them into a simple, actionable starting point for our family, and hopefully, for yours too!TMIT Family Meetings Recipe:Be consistent + keep it short + focus on funTMIT Family Meeting Agenda MVP: Call to order (Trying the Drum Roll!) Compliments & Appreciation (Ping Pong) Family Learning (1 thing) – vote from list day prior Family Problem Solving (1 thing) – vote from list day prior, and bring 1-2 solutions! Snack GameResources (best of our research!): The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler Agile Practices for Families White Paper Positive Parenting Solutions (Step 6)

TMIT 01 🎙️: Our very first episode, now with video! (Spotify and YouTube only) “What works about the family meeting is that it’s a regularly scheduled time to draw attention to specific behaviors. If you don’t have a safe environment to discuss problems, any plan to improve your family will go nowhere." – David StarrWhat makes a weekly family meeting not just happen—but matter? In this episode, we kick off a conversation about one of the most recommended tools in family culture building. We dug into books, courses, and expert advice to identify the patterns, and we distilled them into a simple, actionable starting point for our family, and hopefully, for yours too!TMIT Family Meetings Recipe:Be consistent + keep it short + focus on funTMIT Family Meeting Agenda MVP: Call to order (Trying the Drum Roll!) Compliments & Appreciation (Ping Pong) Family Learning (1 thing) – vote from list day prior Family Problem Solving (1 thing) – vote from list day prior, and bring 1-2 solutions! Snack GameResources (best of our research!): The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler Agile Practices for Families White Paper Positive Parenting Solutions (Step 6)

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TMIT 01 🎙️: Our very first episode, now with video! (Spotify and YouTube only) “What works about the family meeting is that it’s a regularly scheduled time to draw attention to specific behaviors. If you don’t have a safe environment to discuss...

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