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Death by Meeting
A Leadership Fable...about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
Book • 2004
In this book, Patrick Lencioni tells the story of Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software, who is struggling with unproductive and demotivating meetings.
With the help of an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, Casey adopts a radical approach to transform meetings into engaging and productive sessions.
The book introduces a framework of four distinct types of meetings: the Daily Check-In, the Weekly Tactical, the Monthly Strategic, and the Quarterly Off-Site Review.
It emphasizes the importance of dramatic tension, conflict, and resolution in meetings to keep participants engaged and focused, ultimately improving team coordination, strategic planning, and overall work satisfaction.
With the help of an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, Casey adopts a radical approach to transform meetings into engaging and productive sessions.
The book introduces a framework of four distinct types of meetings: the Daily Check-In, the Weekly Tactical, the Monthly Strategic, and the Quarterly Off-Site Review.
It emphasizes the importance of dramatic tension, conflict, and resolution in meetings to keep participants engaged and focused, ultimately improving team coordination, strategic planning, and overall work satisfaction.
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as a book about improving meetings and team dynamics.


Mike Schmitz

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154: The Great Mental Models Volume 2 by Rhiannon Beaubien and Shane Parrish
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as a book highlighting the problems of unproductive meetings.


Ed Mylett

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4 Steps to Master Digital Communication
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as a book that changed his approach to meetings.

Arnie Malham

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557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367)
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as a book about ineffective meetings.

Pete Neubig

The Power of Org Charts, Hiring Right, and Cutting Useless Meetings
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Soft Skills, Hard Truths: Building, Leading, and Letting Go with Cameron Herold and Joe Polish
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as a book that changed his approach to meetings.

Arnie Malham

367: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham