

Brave New Work 4. Let's Have Fewer, Better Meetings with Dan Kim
10 snips Dec 16, 2019
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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.
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.
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.