The Art of Charm

Invisible Workers Get Cut First | Rebecca Hinds

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Dec 29, 2025
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Rebecca Hinds
Rebecca Hinds, an author and meeting design expert, joins the conversation to reveal how meetings are not broken, just poorly designed. She discusses the modern visibility trap created by collaboration overload and the illusion of productivity. Rebecca provides insights on maximizing career leverage by treating meetings like products and effectively using AI to enhance—not replace—human interaction. With practical strategies, she highlights how to make meetings efficient and meaningful, showcasing the potential to transform workplace culture.
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INSIGHT

Collaboration Became The Default

  • Collaboration has become the default activity for knowledge workers and now dominates our time.
  • Meetings are the visible, most dysfunctional form of that collaboration and reveal wider organizational issues.
INSIGHT

Don't Automate What Gives Purpose

  • Automating tasks with AI can erase meaningful parts of work and harm long-term engagement.
  • The smart move is to use efficiency gains to expand uniquely human activities like creativity and relationships.
ADVICE

Set Clear Roles For AI In Meetings

  • Define AI’s role in meetings and limit redundant bots; each attendee and bot should have a clear purpose.
  • Give meeting analytics to employees to evaluate airtime, double-booking, and multitasking for better decisions.
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