🧠💥 5 Ways to Take Your Staff Meetings to the Next Level

Most school owners treat staff meetings as a checklist item—show up, rattle off some updates, and get back to the grind. But when done right, your weekly meeting can become one of the most powerful tools for building culture, accountability, and alignment within your team.

Here are 5 ways to take your meetings from “just okay” to game-changing:

1. Start with Core Value Callouts 💬

Kick off every meeting by going around the room and having each team member shout out someone who lived out a core value that week.

It’s a simple but powerful way to reinforce what matters most, create positive peer recognition, and embed your core values deeper into your team culture.

✅ Pro tip: Rotate who starts each week to keep it fresh and make sure everyone participates.

2. Let Team Leads Run Their Numbers 📊

As the owner, you should know your numbers—but you shouldn’t be the only one presenting them. Give your leadership team real ownership of their roles.

• Your manager should present revenue & sales performance and their plan to hit targets.

• Your head coach should report on attrition, upgrades, and progress toward key retention goals.

This builds real accountability and makes sure your leaders know they’re responsible not just for results—but for owning the game plan too.

3. Build Event Accountability with a Quarterly Sprint Canvas 📅

Want to stop scrambling before every event? Start assigning clear responsibilities in advance.

Use a tool like the Quarterly Sprint Canvas from Impakt Mastermind to map out each event by:

• Date

• Goal

• Team lead

• Key deadlines

Now your staff meeting becomes a real-time progress check where team members update the group on their timelines and deliverables.

4. Create a Culture of Growth with a Team Book Club 📚

Great leaders don’t just manage—they mentor. Choose a great leadership or personal development book, and assign 1 chapter per week.

Every meeting, carve out 10–15 minutes to discuss takeaways as a team. You’ll be amazed at the conversations that come up—and how fast your team starts to think like leaders.

🔥 Starter Recommendations:

• 13 Fatal Errors Managers Make – Wally Bock

• The Ideal Team Player – Patrick Lencioni

• The 5 Levels of Leadership – John C. Maxwell

5. Train Together, Sweat Together, Win Together 🥋

One of the most powerful ways to bond your team? Train together.

Every Monday at 1:00 PM, our team steps on the mat to train—hard. Whether it’s running through weekly drills, sparring, or just pushing through a tough workout, this time builds:

• Mutual respect

• Shared suffering

• Team chemistry

When you fight together, you win together. Don’t just ask your team to be warriors—be one with them.

Final Thought 💭

Your staff meeting isn’t just a time block—it’s a leadership opportunity. When you structure it with intention, you’ll build a team that’s aligned, accountable, and inspired to grow.

Start implementing just one of these strategies this week and watch the energy shift. Better meetings = better culture = better results. Let’s go! 👊🔥

Here’s what’s Kickin’ on Social This Week…

This week’s social scroll hits deep with lessons on discipline, time, fear, and mastery—and how all of it applies to your business and your life as a leader. These aren’t just motivational quotes… they’re reminders to take real action where it matters.

🔥 Tim Storey – Trust the Process
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start. Tim reminds us that your calling doesn’t happen overnight—progress does. Give yourself grace and keep moving forward.
👉 Watch Here (Facebook Reel)

🔥 Dave Kovar – Motivation Follows Action
Waiting to feel ready? Don’t. Dave quotes Stephen King: “Amateurs wait for inspiration—the rest of us just get to work.” Take the first step. Action creates momentum.
👉 Read Here (Facebook Post)

🔥 Renee Marino – The Cure for Fear
Fear thrives in inaction. Renee reminds us that imperfect action is the antidote to fear. Start messy, but start.
👉 Watch Here (Facebook Reel)

🔥 Jesse Itzler – Use Your Time or Lose It
You only get 2,200 hours a year to build something meaningful—and most people waste it. Jesse breaks down why time doesn’t care about your potential, it just keeps moving.
👉 Read Here (Facebook Post)

🔥 Andrew Cordle – Master What You Speak About
Want to master money (or anything)? Talk about it constantly. Andrew encourages us to have bold conversations about the things we want to master—because repetition breeds expertise.
👉 Watch Here (Facebook Reel)

🔥 Take what hits hardest and bring it into your business this week. Action over inspiration—always.

📈 Relentless Results: Success Stories from RMA

Every week, the Relentless Media Agency (RMA) is helping martial arts school owners generate high-quality leads without the guesswork—and this week is no different.

🔥 Marc Black just launched his adult martial arts campaign and already pulled in 5 leads at just $15.16 each! That’s an incredible start for a brand-new campaign!

🔥 Anne Kirk is crushing it too—her March campaign generated 10 leads at just $15.78 each, and her Cost Per Lead has dropped 50% compared to last month!

These aren’t flukes—they’re the predictable results of proven systems. If you're tired of burning money on ads that don’t convert, or waiting around for leads to show up, it’s time to plug into something that actually works.

👉 Ready to get results like this? Book a discovery call with RMA today and let us help you fill your calendar with quality leads—without the stress.

😂 Martial Memes

These memes hit home for all of us martial artists and gave us a good chuckle. Click on the image to view the original account that posted each meme. Enjoy!

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