At Work with The Ready

Brave New Work 4. Let's Have Fewer, Better Meetings with Dan Kim

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Dec 16, 2019
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INSIGHT

Meetings as Symptoms

  • Meetings to prepare for meetings are often a symptom of deeper organizational issues.
  • They reflect a fear of failure and an addiction to prediction and control.
ADVICE

Prepare to Read, Not Just React

  • Prepare materials for review before meetings instead of solely using meetings for discussion.
  • Encourage pre-reading and come prepared with questions and reactions, fostering a more efficient meeting flow.
ANECDOTE

The Leader Who Reads

  • Rodney Evans shares an anecdote about a leader who reads pre-meeting materials but finds the meetings redundant.
  • The leader's team assumes no one reads, highlighting a disconnect in meeting culture.
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