That's right it depends on your company culture if they like free staff and ask to arrange that
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
I got the 'Lunch' part down. :)
The 'Learn', nothing formal, though, we definitely discuss topics around what is happening, ideas, solutions, and items in general. Actually, thinking about it, I am lucky to have the opportunity I do to eat lunch with the majority of my team almost daily and have genuine discussions about work and personal topics.
I'm going to look more into formal 'Lunch 'n Learns'. I am writing down some ideas, but could you all share some ideas of what you've done?
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
May 27, 2018 8:35 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Andrew Thanks for your comment, do you mean that you bring your own lunch and over 25 people for example bring their lunch and you eat every day together, that's not considered L & L and I assumed you can not spend every day to feed all team, so when we arrange that it is free of cost to the team and there will be a presentation / hook the laptop HDMI Cable to the big screen TV the session last from 2 hours to 5 hours maximum for that day training the team on particular topic we start at 11 am then at 12 noon lunch time starts foods comes in and during lunch general discussion after lunch time back to presentation till 3 or 4 pm at the most.
I would make earlier arrangement and ask the team what would they like for lunch from which restaurant that day and pops/juices, chips ,nachos, and cookies will be on top of lunch.
It is important to announce the date before couple days or even a week so that day no one bring lunch from home
Sante, that's sense of humor would definitely be during eating time as we drift from main presentation to general discussion or quick jokes:)
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
I concur with Andrew on this. Based on our schedule we try do lunch together at least once in a week, and the "Learn" is just a general discussion of what's going on with the current project, nothing formal.
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2 replies by Anish Abraham and Riyadh Salih
May 27, 2018 8:38 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Anish, are referring that you provide every week free lunch
May 28, 2018 10:24 AM
Anish Abraham
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It will be potluck most of the time, and occasional free lunch.
My company prefers to use this technique as an informal way to meet and greet stakeholders in a relaxed environment. No formal business discussed.
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
May 27, 2018 8:41 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Theresa, that's sound also good for stakeholders introduction, plus we use it for short training or special presentation to the team, thanks for added point
Lunch and Learn is very good for exchanging knowledge.
It can be done in many formats having an external person to present.
Or in a less formal way get someone from the team to present a subject, or key information about a recent event, conference, training that was attended.
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
May 27, 2018 8:44 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Vincent, thanks for elaborating more on this and that's exactly what we do either external person or internal person provide the presentation or short training
The 'Learn', nothing formal, though, we definitely discuss topics around what is happening, ideas, solutions, and items in general. Actually, thinking about it, I am lucky to have the opportunity I do to eat lunch with the majority of my team almost daily and have genuine discussions about work and personal topics.
I'm going to look more into formal 'Lunch 'n Learns'. I am writing down some ideas, but could you all share some ideas of what you've done?
Andrew Thanks for your comment, do you mean that you bring your own lunch and over 25 people for example bring their lunch and you eat every day together, that's not considered L & L and I assumed you can not spend every day to feed all team, so when we arrange that it is free of cost to the team and there will be a presentation / hook the laptop HDMI Cable to the big screen TV the session last from 2 hours to 5 hours maximum for that day training the team on particular topic we start at 11 am then at 12 noon lunch time starts foods comes in and during lunch general discussion after lunch time back to presentation till 3 or 4 pm at the most.
I would make earlier arrangement and ask the team what would they like for lunch from which restaurant that day and pops/juices, chips ,nachos, and cookies will be on top of lunch.
It is important to announce the date before couple days or even a week so that day no one bring lunch from home
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