Many senior executives have probably sat through useless regularly scheduled meetings. You know the ones – 20-plus attendees, everyone multitasks, and no one gets much value out of them. To liberate people from this vicious cycle, you need to create a culture where everyone is empowered to say no to meetings, ask why their attendance is needed, and identify strategies for making meetings more effective – whether it’s requiring an agenda in advance or a plan of action afterward. Leaders should acknowledge the problem and communicate that they’re committed to fixing it. Make clear that this isn’t about micromanaging people’s days – it’s about asking them to be more conscious of the cost of their own and others’ time. Ask managers to keep track of how many meetings they set up each week, how many people they invite, how long these meetings last, and how many end up feeling valuable.
Adapted from
“How to Finally Kill the Useless, Recurring Meeting,” by Ryan Fuller.
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