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WorkLife with Adam Grant

Why Meetings Suck and How to Fix Them

Sep 26, 2023
32:24
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Explore the hidden costs of dysfunctional meetings and how workplaces have gotten rid of them. Learn strategies to challenge meeting norms, create effective agendas, and foster employee engagement. Discover the importance of creating a sense of belonging, combating meeting overload, and the surprising benefits of fewer meetings for better work and work days.
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Quick takeaways

  • Many meetings are unnecessary and waste time, causing fatigue, stress, and lost ideas.
  • To improve meetings, it is important to determine the necessity of meetings, reevaluate meeting length, invite only relevant participants, and change the conversation dynamic during the meeting.

Deep dives

The Negative Impact of Inefficient Meetings

Meetings are often unproductive, awkward, and exhausting. A survey shows that more than two-thirds of people don't have enough time to focus, and inefficient meetings are the biggest disruptor of productivity. The pandemic has only worsened meeting overload. Despite our dread, we don't know how to escape bad meetings. However, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary meetings and improve the rest. A great meeting not only makes us smarter but also increases our happiness.

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